Russia
Russia widens its tax net as war spending drains financial buffers
Mining profits, investment income, online imports and foreign-company assets are targeted as the budget deficit exceeds revised plans.
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Latin America
Security-first politics pushes economic development down Latin America's agenda
Crime dominates voter concerns as new governments inherit large deficits, high debt and slow growth that restrict their room for security spending.
China
China's Q2 Slowdown Deepens the Export-Imbalance Puzzle
Growth slowed to 4.3 percent in Q2 2026 as investment and consumption weakened, while exports remained the main support for activity.
Brazil
Flávio Bolsonaro campaign drafts debt-linked spending rule for Brazil
The presidential candidate's advisers are considering progressively tighter limits on real federal spending as public debt rises, including a possible freeze above 80 percent of GDP and an adjustment worth 1.5 percent of output.
United States
U.S. Fiscal Policy Turns Mildly Restrictive in Q2
The fiscal impact measure showed tax and spending policy subtracting 0.2 percentage points from real GDP growth in the second quarter of 2026.
Europe
Eurozone economy returns to growth with 0.4 percent second-quarter expansion
The euro area rebounded from a flat first quarter, but uneven national results and the Middle East conflict remain constraints as the European Central Bank keeps interest rates unchanged.