Weekly Global Economy Overview: September 5–12, 2025
The past week in the global economy underscored the widening contrasts between resilient growth drivers and persistent structural weaknesses.
September 13, 2025Section
Europe and Russia
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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Global Economy News Briefing for September 12, 2025
Friday’s global economic landscape highlighted weakening consumer confidence in the U.S., steady but divergent eurozone inflation.
September 13, 2025
European Inflation Steady as UK Growth Stalls on Industrial Weakness
Fresh data from September 12 highlighted diverging trends across Europe, with inflation in Germany, France, and Spain holding
September 12, 2025
Poland Scrambles Jets After Russian Drones Breach Its Airspace
Poland’s air defenses detected and shot down six Russian drones on September 9 after they breached its eastern airspace
September 10, 2025
France’s Endless Political Carousel: Bayrou’s Ouster Exposes a Debt-Strangled Nation
(Analysis) In a stark reminder of France's deepening instability, Prime Minister François Bayrou resigned on September 9, 2025, after his...
September 9, 2025
France’s Budget Crisis: All Eyes on September 8 and the Risk of Political Upheaval
France’s economic story now turns tightly around its public finances and the fate of Prime Minister François Bayrou’s government
September 2, 2025
UK’s Two-Speed Crisis: Record Debt Surge as Investment Collapses
Britain faces a split economy, according to new Bank of England data released Monday. People across the country borrow
September 1, 2025
How Europe is Addressing Mandatory Military Service
9 EU member states maintain conscription by 2025, driven by Russia's 2022 Ukraine invasion. See which countries require service and...
September 1, 2025
Global Economy News Briefing for September 1, 2025
Today’s global economic snapshot reveals a world in motion, marked by striking contrasts and evolving challenges
September 1, 2025