With additional reporting from João Montenegro, Mike Place and James Young Upward pressure on global commodity prices resulting from the Ukraine crisis will generate some economic tailwinds for Latin America – but also bring negative consequences for the region. Among them is further rises in inflation, British research firm Capital Economics tells BNamericas. Latin America...Read More
The men and women who participate in Australian financial markets stare at screens all day — and many well into the night. One of those screens is a television. In the early afternoon on the east coast, news directors asked their technicians to switch to a live feed of a UN Security Council emergency meeting...Read More
The purpose of the American Rescue Plan Act is to stimulate the local economy. That is the opinion of Joe Town who owns Pace’s Pizzeria in downtown Jamestown. Earlier this month, Town and two other restaurant owners – Eric Hagglund of 4 Below Haggy’s Bar and Grill and Patti Centi of Landmark Restaurant...Read More
When the United States barred Americans from doing business with Russian banks, oil and gas developers and other companies in 2014, after the country’s invasion of Crimea, the hit to Russia’s economy was swift and immense. Economists estimated that sanctions imposed by Western nations cost Russia $50 billion a year. Since then, the global market...Read More
Atlanta, Georgia, Feb. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Economic optimism about emerging from the pandemic’s shadow is progressing in a two-steps-forward, one-step-back manner, according to Rajeev Dhawan of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business. “Case in point: 2021 was a tale of two halves. The U.S. economy grew by 6.5 percent...Read More
Dublin, Feb. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “eCommerce and Other Non-Store Retailers – Global Market Trajectory & Analytics” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. Global eCommerce and Other Non-Store Retailers Market to Reach US$5.1 Trillion by the Year 2026 The rise in non-store sales will soon outrun in-store sales as world e commerce...Read More
With rising rates on the horizon, that should spell bullishness for the U.S. dollar, but ongoing market influences could easily turn that tide. That said, investors can get tactical exposure to the U.S. dollar with a pair of funds from Invesco. Geopolitical influences are starting to move the dollar as of late. Those same geopolitical...Read More
CHICAGO — Understanding the economy as a whole can help small- to mid-sized business owners see the market forces that are impacting their efforts, as well as allow them to chart a course to a brighter future. With this understanding, Dr. Chris Kuehl, a managing director of Armada Corporate Intelligence, recently presented the “Looking at...Read More
Tourists visit the Grand Palace in Bangkok September 4, 2014. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register BANGKOK, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Digital and disruptive technologies and development of a circular economy can earn Thailand up to $3.4 billion each year in additional investments, savings and revenue, the World Bank said...Read More
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