A rise in the cost of most food commodities last year, when the disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine raised shortage concerns, sent the average price index calculated by the UN food agency to an all-time high. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) food price index, which tracks the international prices of the most […]
Asian stocks close higher, with optimism about China and waiting for the US payroll
Asian stock markets closed mostly higher this Friday (5), amid expectations that China’s growth will gain strength with the reversal of the “Covid zero” policy and incentive measures for the real estate sector and also waiting for the latest US employment report. The Japanese Nikkei index rose 0.59% in Tokyo, to 25,973.85 points, while the […]
Dividend portfolio: see the most recommended stocks to invest in January
The year 2023 begins with a layer of caution on the part of the financial market as a result of the economic agenda of the new government, according to analysts, who also highlight the pressured interest curve to contain the advance of inflation, in addition to an external scenario with challenges, such as the reopening […]
Understand the idea of a common currency for Mercosur countries
The creation of a common currency for the countries that make up Mercosur has been reported in recent days after the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, and the Argentine ambassador to Brazil, Daniel Scioli, discussed the issue in a meeting earlier this week. The idea of a joint block currency is not new. President Luiz […]
B3 registers almost 6 million investors and breaks a record
The Brazilian stock exchange — B3 — reached the mark of 5,847,163 investors with shares or other assets, the highest in 10 years. This number is the total number of accounts, that is, each individual can have more than one, registered with other brokers. According to the latest B3 survey, the number of individual investors […]
B3 closes 2022 with almost 6 million investors and breaks record
The Brazilian stock exchange — the B3 — reached the mark of 5,847,163 investors with shares or other assets in 2022, the highest in 10 years. This number is the total number of accounts, that is, each individual can have more than one, registered with other brokers. According to the latest B3 survey, the number […]
B3 closes 2022 with almost 6 million investment accounts and breaks record
The Brazilian stock exchange — B3 — reached the mark of 5,847,163 investment accounts with shares or other assets in 2022, the highest in 10 years. This number is the total number of accounts, that is, each individual can have more than one, registered with different brokers. According to the latest B3 survey, the number […]
High interest rates are not good for any economy in the world, says Rui Costa to CNN
In an exclusive interview with CNN this Thursday (5), the Chief Minister of the Civil House, Rui Costa (PT), denied criticism of the Central Bank, but defended the reduction of interest rates. “It is not about questioning the independent Central Bank, it is not about criticism. I think it is unanimous that high interest rates […]
“There is no proposal for a single currency, go find out”, says Haddad to a reporter
Two days after the news that Brazil and neighboring countries were discussing the possibility of creating a single currency for Mercosur, the new Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, told journalists that there is no such proposal. “There is no single currency, there is no such proposal. You will find out first”, said the minister, irritated, […]
Net funding of funds plummets 139.5% in 2022 compared to 2021, says Anbima
The fund industry recorded net redemptions of BRL 162.9 billion in 2022, down 139.5% compared to the positive balance of BRL 412.5 billion in 2021, according to data released this Thursday (5) by the Brazilian Association of Financial and Capital Market Entities (Anbima). The sector’s equity reached BRL 7.4 trillion in 2022, which represents an […]