Europe Intelligence Brief
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 12: German inflation rose to 2.8% in July, driven entirely by energy after a fuel...
August 12, 2026From the euro and the ECB to the Frankfurt, Paris and London exchanges, Europe’s markets and macro decisions ripple across the world. The Rio Times tracks the indices, the euro and sterling, growth and inflation data, and the two-speed split reshaping the continent’s economy – through an emerging-market lens, with an eye on what it means for Latin American capital.
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 12: German inflation rose to 2.8% in July, driven entirely by energy after a fuel...
August 12, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 11: the DAX hit a record 26,454 on falling oil prices while Hannover airport closed...
August 11, 2026
A record heatwave dries the Rhine while Ukraine's war strikes Tatarstan and Odesa — twin shocks now redrawing Europe's supply...
August 11, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 10: Western Europe recorded its warmest June and July ever, the Rhine, Danube and Seine...
August 10, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief August 8: Spain and Italy now check each other's borders, a drone explodes in Bulgaria, and Italy...
August 8, 2026
South Africa is pivoting into the African single market as its Mercosur trade deal hands Latin America a direct tariff...
August 8, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 7: Germany was the only major European economy to publish data, and its headline production...
August 7, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 6: German factory orders jumped 3.1% but fell 0.5% without large contracts, while industrial output...
August 6, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief, August 4, 2026: Italy invokes Schengen powers against Spain over Ceuta, wildfires force evacuations, missile hits Poland.
August 4, 2026