Bulgaria Just Joined the Eurozone. It Also Has the Second-Highest Consumer Price Index Inflation in the EU. Those Two Facts Are a Fiscal Problem.
Portugal's Government Budget Went From 6% Deficit to Surplus in Five Years. The Hard Part Is Staying There.
Czech National Bank Has Cut Its Key Policy Rate Nine Times Since Late 2023. With Consumer Price Index Inflation at 1.8%, the Question Is Where the Floor Is.
Austria's Oesterreichische Nationalbank Is Watching Two Things Ahead of the ECB's July 24 Meeting: Energy Prices and Wage Data.
Oil Went Back Up 5.4% Last Week. Fresh Hormuz Strikes Reversed the Deal Rally. Here Is Where the Global Inflation Story Stands.
Greece Has the Fifth-Highest Consumer Price Index Inflation in the EU and the Highest Public Debt. That Is Not a Coincidence.
Senegal and Ivory Coast Are the Most Industrialised Economies in ECOWAS. Here Is What That Actually Means in 2026.
Estonia Just Introduced a €700 Monthly Tax-Free Allowance. Wages Are Up 10%. Here Is What That Means for Ordinary Households.
Denmark's Economy Grew 6.2% Year on Year in Q1 2026. Excluding Pharmaceuticals, the Real Story Is Much More Modest.
Ireland's GDP Just Fell 12.1% in a Single Quarter. Here Is Why That Number Means Almost Nothing and Almost Everything at the Same Time.
Ivory Coast Just Launched a $208 Billion National Development Plan. Here Is What That Means for Investors.
The USMCA Review Deadline Just Passed. Canada's Fiscal Strategy Is Now Built Around One Uncomfortable Uncertainty.
Germany's Pension Commission Just Proposed Linking the Retirement Age to Life Expectancy. The Fiscal Arithmetic Behind It Is Hard to Argue With.
Colombia's Banco de la República Just Raised Its Benchmark Interest Rate Three Times in Six Months. Here Is the Full Picture.
Romania's Consumer Price Index Inflation Is at 9.7%. It Is the Highest in the EU. The National Bank of Romania Is Caught Between Two Painful Choices.
The Netherlands Just Posted the Biggest Monthly Consumer Price Inflation Jump Among Major EU Economies. Here Is What Is Driving It.
Italy's Consumer Price Index Inflation Is at 3.2%. Its Debt Is at 139% of GDP. The ECB's Rate Hike Just Made Both Problems Worse.
Spain Is Growing Faster Than Every Other Large Eurozone Economy. It Is Also the Only One With Unemployment Still Above 10%.
Colombia's Consumer Price Index Inflation Just Hit a Two-Year High. The Banco de la República Raised Its Benchmark Interest Rate to 12% in Response.
Morocco Just Launched a National AI Strategy Worth $10 Billion. Casablanca Finance City Is How the Investment Gets In.
Kenya's Consumer Price Inflation Just Eased to 6.4%. The Shilling Held Steady. Here Is the Full Picture.
Australia's Property Tax Rules Just Changed Permanently. Here Is What That Means for Property Investors.
The ECB's First Deposit Facility Rate Hike Since 2023 Just Hit European Mortgage Holders. Here Is What Changed.