Global Economy Briefing — April 21, 2026
WTI hit $89.61 and Brent $95.48 after Iran shut the Strait again and the US Navy seized a cargo ship....
April 21, 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.
WTI hit $89.61 and Brent $95.48 after Iran shut the Strait again and the US Navy seized a cargo ship....
April 21, 2026
Europe Pulse: Bulgaria Radev negotiations, Germany GDP revision, NATO pipeline debate, continental energy strategy during Hormuz crisis.
April 20, 2026
Copom and ECB both decide next week. This week's Flash PMIs, US Retail Sales (+1.4% exp.), Mexico CPI, and Lagarde...
April 19, 2026
WTI crude plunged 11.4% to $83.85 after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz open. S&P 500 surged 1.2% to 7,126....
April 18, 2026
Europe brief: Magyar unlocks €19B in frozen EU funds, pledges NATO 5%. UK hardest-hit G7 economy. Bulgaria votes Saturday. Moscow...
April 17, 2026
Philadelphia Fed surged to 26.7—highest since Jan 2025—as prices paid spiked to 59.3 while US industrial output fell 0.5%. What...
April 17, 2026
Europe intelligence brief: Spain amnesty opens for 500K migrants. UK deindustrialising under energy crisis. France calls three-year immigration moratorium.
April 16, 2026
Global economy briefing: S&P 500 breaks 7,000 for first time ever, China Q1 GDP beats at 5.0%, Empire State surges....
April 16, 2026
Europe intelligence brief: Trump attacks Meloni. Hungarian forint surges as Orbán exits. Train strikes across Europe. France antisemitism bill.
April 14, 2026