Global Economy Briefing — May 20, 2026
30-year Treasury yield hits 5.19%, highest in nearly 19 years, as S&P 500 posts third straight loss. Canada CPI collapses...
May 20, 2026Europe is where the old industrial order is being reordered – by an energy shock, a two-speed split between a sunlit south and an open north, trade friction and a shifting security map from Ukraine to the UK. The Rio Times covers Europe for the emerging-market reader: the economies, markets, energy transition, trade and politics that move global capital and set the terms Latin America trades on. This hub gathers our daily Europe coverage and links it to the wider Global South story.
30-year Treasury yield hits 5.19%, highest in nearly 19 years, as S&P 500 posts third straight loss. Canada CPI collapses...
May 20, 2026
Europe intelligence brief covers first NATO drone shootdown over Estonia, German ZEW May rebound, Burnham Makerfield bid, EU €144m climate...
May 19, 2026
Spain has launched its €13.3 billion sovereign wealth fund, España Crece, to mobilize €120 billion in investment across housing, green...
May 19, 2026
Markets opened mixed as Trump delayed a planned Iran attack amid Gulf-led negotiations, while rising US Treasury yields, stronger Japanese...
May 19, 2026
The European Parliament’s May plenary unfolds amid tightening Russia sanctions, UK Labour leadership instability, Spain’s PSOE setbacks, Germany’s major defence...
May 18, 2026
Friday was the day Reform UK's polling reversal became the dominant story in British politics, Sébastien Lecornu's reappointed government inched...
May 15, 2026
S&P 500 hit 7,501.24, Dow recaptured 50,000, Nasdaq surged to 26,635.22. Plus India WPI at 8.30% and Cisco +13.4%. What...
May 15, 2026
April PPI surged 1.4% MoM—triple forecasts—yet the S&P 500 hit a record 7,444.25. What the Warsh Fed era means for...
May 14, 2026
Wednesday saw Europe stabilising after Tuesday's selloff. The DAX closed at 24,162 (+0.87%); the FTSE 100 at 10,324 (+0.58%); the...
May 13, 2026