Europe economy
Superpower Europe
The 27-country bloc is increasingly pursuing investments and reforms that will make it not only unassailable but also widely attractive in a dangerous world
Choppy markets threaten ECB’s ‘good place’ but rates still firmly on hold
The euro zone’s central bank has been on hold since ending a year-long run of rate cuts in June
The major economies’ prospects in 2026
The forces shaping the performance of China, Europe and the US are largely immune to policy
Don’t be fooled – everything has changed for the global economy: Gita Gopinath
Damage caused by US tariffs has so far been muted but that won’t last
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says Europe’s slow bureaucracy poses major economic risk to US
He praises some European leaders but warns that politics is ‘really hard’ despite awareness of key issues
Trump warns European civilisation faces ‘erasure’
Cultural and political failures threaten continent’s way of life more than its weak economy
Can quality of life be a superpower? Ask Finland
Bank of Finland governor Olli Rehn calls on all of Europe to ‘get its act together’
Eurozone to get hard data on tariff damage as ECB sets rates
Analysts expect the bloc to maintain the minimal 0.1% expansion it managed in the three months to June
Europe’s ageing burden far less than in the US or China
The most remarkable takeaway in a new Bruegel report is how relatively contained Europe’s fiscal burden appears in aggregate
ECB officials sticking to steady-rates plan after trade deal
Economists still expect a final quarter-point rate cut in December, three months later than they predicted in July
