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Brazil - Current account balance is improving, but more BRL depreciation needed

Jul 21, 2015 14:50 pm UTC| Commentary

Based on year-to-date releases until June, it is estimated that, the current account balance (CAB) could show an improvement of nearly 28% this year in dollar terms and could also improve slightly as ratio of GDP despite...

Brazil's inflation rate likely to increase

Jul 21, 2015 12:42 pm UTC| Commentary

May and June releases suggest that Brazils inflation acceleration continued through Q2 despite the signs that adjustments to regulated goods and services prices are over. The bulk of the upside surprise appears to be...

UK inflation falls back to zero in June

Jul 21, 2015 12:35 pm UTC| Commentary

UK rate of inflation posted 0.1% in May fell back to 0.0% precisely in June. That seems innocuous enough but the details provide some insights into the price outlook. The impact of the rise in the pound last year on UK...

Strong pound pets UK manufacturing output

Jul 21, 2015 12:29 pm UTC| Commentary

The momentum in the UK economy remains strong, but the manufacturing sector is struggling to benefit from this. Output fell by 0.4% mom in April and then by a further 0.6% in May. Analysts are worry that exports are being...

Experts see weaker BRL against USD

Jul 21, 2015 10:21 am UTC| Commentary

The Brazilian real is among the worst performing currencies against the US dollar in 2015. USD/BRL rose back towards 3.25 earlier this month, its highest level since spiralling to a 12- year low (3.3160) in March. The...

Australia likely to see higher inflation rate

Jul 21, 2015 10:01 am UTC| Commentary

Overall price pressures in Australia are likely to have strengthened in Q2 compared to Q1, owing first and foremost to a big rebound in petrol prices. Whereas nationwide petrol prices plunged some 13% qoq in Q1, they...

Danish Central Bank to issue government bonds before hiking rates

Jul 21, 2015 09:37 am UTC| Commentary

The Danish central bank has been buying close to DKK 80bn since the beginning of April as part of a long process of normalising monetary policy.The Danish central bank is expected to start issuing government bonds again...

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Economy

Global Stocks Mixed as Oil Falls Ahead of US Earnings

Global stock markets traded unevenly on Monday as investors prepared for major corporate earnings and key US inflation data, while oil prices declined amid uncertainty surrounding a proposed Russia-Ukraine energy...

US Dollar Near 18-Month High Ahead of Inflation Data

The US dollar remained close to an 18-month high on Monday as escalating Middle East tensions and expectations surrounding upcoming US inflation data kept investors cautious about the Federal Reserves next interest rate...

IMF, World Bank Meetings Face Global Economic Risks Amid Iran War

Global finance leaders are gathering in Bangkok this week for the annual International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meetings as the prolonged Iran war, surging energy prices, rising interest rates and mounting debt...

US Stock Futures Rise as Oil Prices Fall Ahead of Q3 Earnings

U.S. stock index futures climbed on Sunday evening as falling oil prices boosted market sentiment following President Donald Trumps announcement of an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. However, Wall Street gains...

Gold Prices Rise Above $4,200 as Russia-Ukraine Energy Truce Eases Oil Concerns

Gold prices climbed on Monday as investors weighed U.S. President Donald Trumps announcement of an immediate energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine against escalating Middle East tensions and persistent inflation...

Politics

Mahmoud Abbas Postpones Palestinian Elections to September 2027

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has postponed legislative elections scheduled for November 2026 to September 11, 2027, citing Israeli restrictions and deteriorating security conditions in the Palestinian territories. A...

Panama Declares Emergency After 7.7 Earthquake Triggers 200 Aftershocks

Panama has declared a national state of emergency after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck on Friday, causing widespread damage to homes, roads, and bridges across the countrys central provinces. Authorities have...

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles as Tensions With South Korea Escalate

North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea off its eastern coast on Monday, October 12, as military tensions with South Korea continued to intensify following a series of weapons tests and border...

Pakistan Declares Emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Suspends Imran Khan’s PTI Government

Pakistan has declared a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, suspending the provincial government controlled by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khans Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party amid escalating political...

Djibouti Migrant Boat Capsizes, Killing 139 and Leaving 84 Missing

At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died after a boat carrying 305 people capsized off Djibouti while traveling to Yemen, according to the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM)....

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Apple Supplier Luxshare Faces US Patent Probe, Sees Limited Impact

Chinese electronics manufacturer Luxshare Precision Industry, a major supplier to Apple, expects minimal disruption to its business from a US patent infringement investigation involving data centre power supply technology....

TSMC Profit Set to Surge 65% as AI Chip Demand Drives Record Earnings

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the worlds leading advanced chipmaker, is expected to report another record quarterly profit as surging artificial intelligence (AI) investments fuel demand for...

Moonshot AI Executives Seek Settlement Ahead of Hong Kong IPO

Executives at Chinese artificial intelligence startup Moonshot AI are reportedly negotiating a settlement with Recurrent.ai over allegations of misconduct, as the company prepares for its planned Hong Kong initial public...

Amazon in Talks to Acquire AI Startup Decart for $7 Billion

Amazon is reportedly negotiating a potential $7 billion acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Decart, signaling the technology giants growing ambitions in generative AI, real-time video processing, and advanced...

Yandex Data Center Hit by Drone Strike as Russia-Ukraine Cyber Infrastructure Attacks Escalate

Russian technology giant Yandex has suspended operations at a major data center in the Vladimir region following a drone strike, marking the third attack on its server infrastructure within four days as the Russia-Ukraine...