Finance · 3 November 2026
US AI titans flooding the market with AI-linked bonds are nudging France, Germany and Italy into a volatile borrowing spiral as war-driven inflation bites.
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Finance · 30 October 2026
Volkswagen posted a €5.86 billion operating loss in Q3 after a massive Porsche writedown, but its shares oddly rose, turning misery into market theatre.
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Finance · 29 October 2026
Christine Lagarde announces she will leave the ECB nine months ahead of schedule, sparking jokes about the euro’s new look and a frantic hunt for a successor, with whispers of a World Economic Forum cameo.
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Finance · 9 October 2026
Rising oil flows and fresh government fuel releases spark a fresh bout of inflation‑fuelled voter fury, prompting the euro‑zone to issue a dry communiqué and hide a gloomy forecast in the annex.
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Finance · 2 October 2026
Eurostat reports euro‑area inflation at 3.8% in September, nearly double the ECB’s target, prompting markets to wonder if rate hikes will soon need a ladder. An annexed forecast hints at more surprises ahead.
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Finance · 30 September 2026
France plans to issue a record €340 billion of sovereign bonds next year, pairing the debt with a tongue‑in‑cheek promise of complimentary croissants for investors, while markets brace for a fiscal souffle.
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Finance · 29 September 2026
A cascade of geopolitical hiccups and nostalgic US tariff fantasies sends euro‑area markets into a wobble, prompting analysts to dust off their crystal balls and their emergency coffee supplies.
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