Economy

Brazil’s industrial production rose 1.8% in January 2026 compared with December 2025, with positive results reported in seven of the fifteen locations surveyed.Pará recorded the strongest gains.Declines were concentrated in…

Missiles are flying across continents, oil tankers have stalled, and insurance costs are surging. Around the world, people are asking the same question: Are we entering another global energy crisis?The…

The Bank of Canada has completed a market experiment examining how tokenised bonds could move through financial systems using blockchain infrastructure. The project involved several of the country’s largest financial…

The US labor market showed signs of cooling in February after nonfarm payrolls unexpectedly fell, and unemployment also came a notch higher than expected, complicating the picture for the Fed…

The US Senate has moved forward with a sweeping housing reform package that also blocks the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency without clear approval from Congress.…

Gold prices rose slightly on Tuesday as safe-haven demand remained intact amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Prices had briefly eased earlier in the session due to a stronger…

According to data released on Tuesday by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Brazil’s economy recorded minimal growth in the fourth quarter but ended 2025 with solid annual…

The UK’s fiscal watchdog expects inflation to fall to an average of 2.3% in 2026, lower than predicted in November, as weaker economic activity and lower food and energy prices…

A new war in the Middle East is unfolding at a moment when the global economy is only just regaining its footing.Growth in the US economy had surprised to the…