.5 Apple announced the values of the new iPhone line in Brazil, after revealing the characteristics of the new models at an event on Wednesday (7). O iPhone 14 contains four versions, ranging from R$7,599 to R$15,499, depending on the model and storage capacity. Smartphones do not have a premiere date in Brazil, but on […]
ECB signals further rate hikes at upcoming meetings to curb inflation
In a statement announcing interest rate hikes by 75 basis points, the European Central Bank (ECB) warned this Thursday (8th) that further increases should be carried out in the next meetings to try to control the escalation of inflation in the euro zone. . According to the note, the ECB considers that inflation “is very […]
Powell says inflation can be controlled without ‘very high social costs’
O Federal Reserve is “strongly committed” to controlling inflation, but there is still hope that this can be done without the “very high social costs” involved in previous struggles against inflationary pressures, the Fed chairman said, Jerome Powell this Thursday (8). During a conference, Powell cited former Fed Chair Paul Volcker’s battle with inflation in […]
IPC-S drops 0.10% in the 1st quadrissemana of September, after falling 0.57% in August
The Consumer Price Index – Weekly (IPC-S) dropped 0.10% in the first four weeks of September, after falling 0.57% at the end of August. The information was released this Thursday (8) by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV). The indicator accumulates a high of 5.01% in 12 months, lower than the advance of 6.62% in the […]
2022 harvest will reach record 261.7 million tons, says IBGE
The 2022 agricultural crop is expected to total a record 261.7 million tonnes, 8.5 million tonnes more than the 2021 performance, an increase of 3.3%. The data are from the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production in August, released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The result is 1.75 million tonnes less than […]
Domestic flights reach pre-pandemic level, says association
Demand for domestic flights in Brazil in July reached pre-pandemic levels, according to data released last Wednesday (7) by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The level is 0.9% higher than that recorded in July 2019. In comparison with July last year, the high was 24.2%. Brazilian domestic flights represent 1.9% of the global market. […]
Ibovespa closes up 0.14%, with interest in the EU and Powell; dollar drops to R$ 5.20
The Ibovespa ended this Thursday (8) with a slight increase of 0.14%, at 109,915.64 points, amid fears of global recession, fueled by the interest rate hike announced earlier by the European Central Bank (ECB), and after speech by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. The main B3 index registered an alternation at the peak between gains and […]
World Bank confirms US$ 900 million of credit to Argentina in the next 6 months
The World Bank confirmed the release of US$900 million in credit to Argentina over the next six months, an amount that adds to the US$1.1 billion that the organization has already disbursed for projects in the country in 2022. The announcement was made in a statement after the meeting between the institution’s director of operations, […]
Brazil ends 21/22 crop with record production, up 5.6% compared to last cycle
The total production of grains and oilseeds in Brazil in the 2021/22 harvest was estimated at a record 271.2 million tons, up 5.6% from the previous cycle, the National Supply Company (Conab) pointed out this Thursday. in their latest survey for the season. The total corn crop in Brazil 2021/22 was estimated at 113.3 million […]
Government considers it impossible to return to daylight saving time in 2022
The Jair Bolsonaro government considers the adoption of daylight saving time this year unfeasible. Such as CNN anticipated last month, the federal administration has reanalyzed the decision adopted in 2019 to extinguish daylight saving time in the country. Despite the reassessment, both members of the economic and political teams recognize that time is short for […]