The investment rate in the second quarter of 2022 was 18.7% of GDP, the IBGE released this Thursday (1st). The level is higher than the average of the last five years, 16%. Productive investments measured by Gross Fixed Capital Formation advanced 4.8% in the period, benefiting from new regulatory frameworks, concessions and privatizations, according to […]
European shares start September on fears of interest rate hikes
European stocks started September with weakness, even falling for the last few weeks in seven weeks, due to improvements with interest rate hikes and inflation in the region. The STOXX 600 index closed down 1.80% at 407.66 points, with all European sectors trading lower and the overall index marking its fifth straight day in the […]
Oil drops 3% as China lockdowns stoking demand fears
Oil prices tumbled 3% on Thursday, as China’s new Covid-19 lockdown measures raised concerns that high inflation and rising interest rates are hurting demand for fuel. Brent crude futures were down $3.12, or 3.26%, to $92.52 a barrel at 1:31 pm ET. U.S. WTI crude oil futures lost $2.82, or 3.15%, to $86.73 a barrel. […]
Diesel drops 4.65% in August and ends the month at R$ 7.42
The reductions in diesel values ​​announced by Petrobras in early August are already reflected in the gas stations. According to the latest Ticket Log Price Index (IPTL) survey, at the end of August, the average price per liter of common diesel was sold at R$7.42, and the S-10 type at R$7, 51, values ​​4.65% cheaper […]
Agro grows in relation to GDP in the 2nd quarter despite challenges with rains and crops
Even facing problems with rain and crops, agribusiness also recorded important results in the second half of the year, released this Thursday by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Agriculture, which had retreated 0.9% in the last quarter, recorded a high of 0.5% in the second quarter of this year. According to the […]
Euro markets welcomed September with losses of more than 1%
Losses of more than 1% welcomed the euro markets in September after the decline in August amid a climate of concern created by the interest rate hikes by central banks and the risk of recession. In this climate, the pan-European Stoxx 600 recorded losses of 1.80% to 407.66 points, with all sectors closing in the […]
Q2 GDP has positive surprises with services and industry, say analysts
The 1.2% rise in Gross Domestic Product (GDP ) in Brazil in the second quarter surpassed the median of market projections with positive surprises, and should result in revisions of growth expectations for the year, say experts to the CNN Brasil Business . The quarterly growth was the fourth in a row, with the Brazilian […]
Flight schools use electric planes to train pilots; understand
It’s not easy to be sustainable – especially if you’re learning to fly. Air travel has been slow to embrace clean energy, but while the next generation of aviators expect commercial airlines to move away from fossil fuels, that doesn’t mean they can’t train with less carbon emissions. The Velis Electro, the world’s only fully […]
Construction grows 2.7% in the 2nd quarter and helps boost GDP
THE construction recorded the eighth consecutive quarter of growth, helping the rise of 1.2% in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP ) in the second quarter and 3.2% compared to the same quarter of 2021. Component of the industry industry which advanced 2.2%, construction increased 2.7% compared to the first quarter of 2022, and 9.9% compared […]
Brazil should end 2022 with 2 million technology professionals hired
From January to June this year, 76,340 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) professionals were hired in Brazil. This is equivalent to 12,700 new hires per month, according to data from Brasscom’s Jobs and Salaries Monitor, a monthly report that tracks movements in the technology sector. Hiring in the first semester indicates an increase of 4% […]