Europe

THINKING ALOUD

If Europe goes to war, the fallout will be felt in East Asia

2026-10-14T23:00:00.000Z
SGX launched government bond futures for India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines earlier in 2026, alongside 20-year Japanese futures.

SGX woos European traders with new futures window

2026-10-12T08:30:50.000Z
Chinese automakers, largely shut out of the US and facing weaker demand at home, have increasingly turned their attention to Europe.

Record Chinese turnout puts European carmakers under pressure at Paris show

2026-10-09T07:18:35.000Z
A workable EU-China bargain would exchange adjustment for openness.

How China and the EU can reach a middle course on trade

2026-10-08T23:00:00.000Z
We are still some distance from a repeat of the 2010-to-2012 eurozone crisis.
THE BOTTOM LINE

The spectre of market contagion is haunting Europe

2026-10-07T05:15:43.000Z
The S&P Global Eurozone Services PMI rose to a 10-month high of 53.0 in September from August’s 51.6.

Eurozone business growth hits over 3-1/2-year high despite inflation worries: PMI

2026-10-05T08:29:29.000Z
Spain recorded 5,805 excess deaths attributable to heat between May 15 and Sep 30, data from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III shows.

Heat deaths in Western Europe top 34,600 during warmest summer ever

2026-10-02T04:31:25.000Z
Europe is facing a range of political uncertainties, including increasing pressure on Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, after the Alternative for Germany Party’s gains in regional elections.

Euro slides to 17-month low, hit by rates and inflation mix

2026-10-01T13:10:20.000Z
Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump at a state dinner at the White House in Washington on Sep 24.

No seat, no cards at the table: Europe fears being the loser in Trump-Xi deal-making

2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
Once dismissed as occasional inconveniences, climate-related disruptions now leave holidays increasingly unpredictable and dangerous.

Travellers are reckoning with the ultimate disrupter: climate change

2026-09-29T08:32:14.000Z