Analysis: Europe — 22 October 2026 French 10-year yields climb above 5 percent, highest since 2002 On 21 October, France’s 10-year government yield pushed above 5 percent, closing at 5.009 percent — its highest level since 2002 — even as European equities finished higher. Germany’s 10-year yield was little changed at 3.421 percent, leaving the … Read more
Analysis: Global — 21 October 2026 US Sends Third Carrier Group as Iran Rejects Nuclear Talks Without Seven Conditions Iran’s top security officials told Pakistan’s Asim Munir that Tehran rejects nuclear talks and any transfer of nuclear material unless seven conditions are met, and that lifting the blockade and unfreezing assets no longer count as … Read more
Analysis: Europe — 21 October 2026 UK CPI rises to 3.5% as markets price a November Bank of England hike The Office for National Statistics print, reported by InvestingLive on 21 October, showed UK CPI at 3.5% year-on-year in September, above the 3.4% forecast and up from 3.1%. Core CPI matched expectations at 2.8%, after … Read more
Analysis: Global — 20 October 2026 US hits Iran’s Konarak naval base after IRGC clash as Hormuz tanker costs stay high Iranian officials said U.S. forces struck the Konarak naval base on the Gulf of Oman around 1 a.m. local time on 19 October, hitting a 35mm anti-aircraft cannon and wounding two navy personnel. The … Read more
Analysis: Europe — 20 October 2026 Macron filmed at Céline Dion concert as French unrest peaks and Le Pen addresses the nation On Saturday, unrest across France produced burned vehicles, smashed storefronts and running battles with police. Paris’s Socialist mayor, Emmanuel Grégoire, said large parts of the capital had been “devastated”; his deputy called the … Read more
Analysis: Europe — 19 October 2026 Trump waives Graham Act sanctions as US throttles Ukraine Starlink Late Friday, Donald Trump signed an executive order waiving the Graham Act sanctions on Russia, a law he had signed only last month. In the same week Ukrainian media reported sudden limits on Starshield, the military layer of Elon … Read more
Analysis: Global — 17 October 2026 CENTCOM claims Hormuz control as Houthi missiles hit Aden palace Yemen’s Houthis fired missiles and drones on Thursday at Aden’s Al-Maashiq presidential palace, the seat of the Saudi-backed government. Reuters, citing that government, said five people were killed and 16 wounded; Ansar Allah said it hit a Saudi-run operations … Read more
Analysis: Europe — 17 October 2026 Trump diesel deal with Russia as EU leaders leave Ukraine funding unresolved Over 15–16 October, EU leaders met in Brussels and left without a plan to cover Ukraine’s 2027 financing gap or a deal on the next long-term EU budget. In the same week the White House agreed to … Read more
Analysis: Global — 16 October 2026 Houthis strike Aden presidential palace as Hormuz control claims clash Ansar Allah, known as the Houthis, fired missiles and drones at Aden’s Al-Maashiq presidential palace on Thursday, the first such strike on the compound in the current Saudi–Houthi round of fighting. Yemen’s internationally recognised government said five people were … Read more
Analysis: Europe — 16 October 2026 Chancellor Healey rejects capital-gains tax rise as IMF warns Britain to stay the course UnHerd reports that UK Chancellor John Healey has rejected three tax-raising ideas in days: equalising capital gains tax with income tax, lowering a planned mansion-tax threshold from £2 million to £1.5 million, and extra business … Read more