The Construction Confidence Index (ICST) fell 1.7 points in January, after retreating 0.3 points in December, informed this Thursday (26) the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV). With the result, the index reached 93.6 points, the lowest level since March 2022 (92.9 points). In quarterly moving averages, the ICST lost 2.4 points. “Construction entrepreneurs start the year […]
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Japan’s debt expected to top 1.1 trillion yen for the first time
Japan’s government debt will top 1.1 quadrillion yen ($8.47 trillion) for the first time at the end of the fiscal year in March 2027, as the country remains heavily reliant on debt, a draft estimate shows. seen by Reuters this Thursday (26). Even assuming an optimistic scenario where the world’s third-largest economy grows at 3% […]
Caixa pays Bolsa FamÃlia to final NIS beneficiaries this Thursday (26)
This Thursday (26), Caixa Econômica Federal paid the January installment of Bolsa FamÃlia to beneficiaries with Social Registration Number (NIS) at the end of 7. The minimum amount corresponds to R$ 600. According to the Ministry of Development and Social Assistance, this month the federal government’s income transfer program will reach 21.9 million families, with […]
Ibovespa accelerates fall after confirmation of Prates in Petrobras; dollar goes up
The Ibovespa fell this Thursday morning (26), after Petrobras’ Board of Directors approved former Senator Jean Paul Prates at the head of the company, which led to a drop of more than 3% in the state’s shares. The main stock index had fallen by 0.4% around 1:45 pm, at 113,811 points. The dollar rose 0.12%, […]
UK registers lowest number of vehicles manufactured in nearly 70 years
The UK is a country passionate about speed, and its brilliant engineers have produced some of the world’s most iconic cars, such as the Mini, Rolls-Royce, Jaguar, Aston Martin and McLaren. The country’s automobile industry, however, is in frank decline and in 2022 recorded the lowest number of cars produced since 1956. According to the […]
Unemployment is what most motivates self-employment in Brazil, shows research
The need for income was pointed out as the main reason for people to seek self-employment in Brazil, whose labor market is marked by informality. This is the conclusion of the Labor Market Survey, carried out by the Brazilian Institute of Economics of the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (Ibre/FGV) from November to December. According to the […]
Coinbase CEO suspected Binance managers of leaking insider information
The management of the largest US crypto exchange believes that a Binance employee or a trusted trader is using confidential information about the upcoming listing of crypto assets for insider trading. Coinbase CEO Conor Grogan took to Twitter to address the crypto community, drawing attention to the suspicious transactional activity of several anonymous wallets. The […]
Irish central bank governor proposes to ban cryptocurrency ads
The governor of the Central Bank of Ireland has proposed a ban on advertising of cryptocurrencies in order to protect retail investors from losing funds. Gabriel Makhlouf said he was very concerned about the risks retail investors face when investing fiat money in digital assets. According to the official, cryptocurrencies are not backed by anything […]
User demands half a million dollars from OpenSea to block account
A user of the platform for the issuance and trading of NFT OpenSea, who suffered from phishing, filed a lawsuit against the site for a three-month blocking of his account, as a result of which he suffered $500,000 in damages. Robbie Acres, who used the services of OpenSea, reported that he had previously been subjected […]
Asian stocks close mixed; Hong Kong rises more than 2% on holiday return
Asian stocks ended business this Thursday (26), with no single direction, as Hong Kong showed strong performance on the return of a holiday and Tokyo took a break, after accumulating recent gains. Returning from the Lunar New Year holiday, the Hang Seng Index rose 2.37% in Hong Kong to 22,566.78 points, boosted by technology stocks. […]
