Europe

A photorealistic symbolic scene showing a modern battle tank near oil infrastructure under a smoke-filled sky, with euro banknotes in the foreground to suggest defense spending, energy risk and financial strain in Europe.

World

March 6, 2026

Europe’s Rearmament Push Meets an Oil Shock

A rapid rise in defense spending across Europe is colliding with a Middle East-driven energy shock, forcing investors to rethink the region’s growth, inflation and borrowing outlook. Europe entered March with a

A large crude oil tanker moves through a narrow waterway at sunset, with refinery lights and mountainous coastline in the background.

World

May 22, 2026

Oil Shock Keeps Global Rally on Uneasy Footing

Global stocks advanced as investors weighed tentative U.S.-Iran diplomacy against the inflationary threat of elevated crude prices and fragile growth across Europe and Asia. Global markets ended the week with a familiar