Europe
Follow key economic developments from Europe and the eurozone, with local expertise on national economies, politics, food and agribusiness, the energy transition, sustainability, and more.
Exclusive Oil markets under pressure
In this special we developed a partial global oil supply chain model to assess bottleneck risks and analyse how markets adjust under disruption scenarios.
Global Daily: Massive Life Support
“On massive life support” was Donald Trump’s characterisation of the US-Iran ceasefire yesterday...
Exclusive The coming of age of online grocery in Europe
Europe’s online grocery market is settling into a phase of slower growth, where scale, cost control, and platform partnerships will increasingly determine success.
The great electrification
The great electrification is reshaping the energy system of the EU at unprecedented speed.
Up and down we go
Oil markets are experiencing extreme volatility, reacting to every new – often conflicting – signal from the White House on the war’s outcome.
The great electrification: Nuclear energy in the changing power system
With aging reactors, high costs, and slow build times, Europe's nuclear output will depend on lifetime extensions rather than new capacity.
Consumer Foods-to-Go Wrap! Reviewing April in food
April served up big signals for the food industry, and we’re breaking them down. In this episode, we unpack the month’s headlines through three lenses
Global Daily: The Little Red Hen
Markets are bulled-up this morning on prospects for peace in the Iran war. The S&P500 and NASDAQ closed at fresh all-time highs...
ECB comment: June or never?
President Lagarde foreshadows a rate hike in June.
Eurozone growth slowed ahead of the Iran war
The Eurozone economy grew 0.1% q/q in Q1. The slowdown ahead of the Iran war reflects, in part, delayed effects of US import tariffs.
Bank of England: ABC: Alert, but careful?
As expected, the Bank of England held the Bank Rate at 3.75%. Chief economist Huw Pill was the lone hawkish dissenter.
Exclusive Global mushroom cultivation is becoming larger in scale and more automated
Mushroom growers worldwide are scaling up and embracing automation as stagnant demand, labor shortages, and sustainability pressures intensify in many regions.
