Global Economy Briefing: October 27, 2025
A quiet, holiday-thinned Monday nonetheless moved the soft-landing story forward. Government funding costs eased at the front end.
October 28, 2025Section
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Europe 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.
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Prices Cool, Services Hold: Last Week Reset the Soft-Landing Odds — October 20–24, 2025
A Diwali-thinned week sent a clear signal: inflation eased further without knocking growth off course.
October 25, 2025
Portugal Resets Immigration Model: What Changes Mean For Brazilians And Beyond
Portugal has redrawn the map for moving to the country. As of October 23, 2025, the long-used two-step route—arrive as...
October 24, 2025
Global Economy Briefing: October 23, 2025
A clearer day for the global tape: U.S. existing-home sales inched higher, euro-area sentiment and France’s business survey
October 24, 2025 Global Economy Briefing: October 22, 2025
A Diwali holiday kept India quiet, but elsewhere the day delivered a clean read: UK inflation cooled at the margin
October 23, 2025
Cuba’s Fighters For Hire: How Money And Visas Feed Russia’s War
A quiet pipeline now links Havana to the trenches of eastern Ukraine. Ukraine’s military intelligence says it has identified 1,076
October 22, 2025
China Overtakes U.S. as Germany’s Top Trading Partner So Far in 2025
Germany’s commercial center of gravity shifted again in 2025. From January to August, Berlin traded slightly more with China
October 22, 2025
Global Economy Daily Overview: Monday, October 20, 2025
Global Economy Daily Overview: Monday; October 20; 2025. Read the latest independent reporting from Brazil and Latin America on The...
October 21, 2025
Putin Floats Partial Withdrawal for Full Control of Donetsk in Call With Trump
In a call lasting more than two hours on October 16, Vladimir Putin reportedly floated a swap: Russia might withdraw
October 20, 2025