Europe Intelligence Brief for Wednesday: Britain's inflation cooled below forecast on the eve of its rate decision, the first hopeful sign after weeks of squeeze, yet Sweden warned of more rises and France's prices climbed. Relief, but only in patches.

Europe Intelligence Brief for Monday: leaders gathered at the G7 in France just as Germany's own central bank spelled out a deepening stagflation squeeze, Spain's market turned…

Europe Intelligence Brief for Tuesday: with leaders still at the G7, Spain shed jobs at twice the EU rate even as it led on growth, and Britain's unemployment hit a decade high…

Europe Intelligence Brief for Wednesday: Britain's inflation cooled below forecast on the eve of its rate decision, the first hopeful sign after weeks of squeeze, yet Sweden…

Europe Intelligence Brief for Thursday: a day after Britain's inflation cooled, its divided central bank debated a rise rather than a cut while Norway's hawkish bank kept…

Europe Intelligence Brief for Friday: while the rate-setters dominated the headlines, the deeper European crisis surfaced in the factories, as German industrial employment hit a…