Asia

The Currency Tell: When Asia’s Story Moved to Exchange Rates

Japan raised rates to a three-decade high, yet the yen barely moved. When a hiking central bank cannot lift its...

June 19, 2026

Two Speeds: Asia’s Great Central-Bank Divergence

One global shock, opposite answers: the Philippines raised rates to fight inflation while China held them at record lows to...

June 19, 2026

Brazil’s Petrobras monitoring Russia-Ukraine crisis

Petrobras' Executive Director for Marketing and Logistics Cláudio Mastella said yesterday, February 24, that the company is monitoring

February 25, 2022

Bolivia has become safe haven for “Narcosur,” the PCC’s drug cartel

From there, the Brazilian "narcos" travel in planes and helicopters to spend their vacations on the beaches of the northeast,

October 19, 2021

Covid-19: South Africa detects new coronavirus variant

The new variant, identified as C.1.2, was first detected in May and has now spread to most South African provinces...

August 30, 2021

Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement sets sights on entering the capital market

The world's largest social movement wants to plant its flag in the Mecca of capitalism: capital markets. The red banner...

July 16, 2021

Brazil financial markets are revving up for a promising week

The Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Brazilian Central Bank's (BCB) monetary policy decisions will be made on June 16

June 14, 2021

Growing migratory flow on Colombia-Panama border

The number of arrivals on the border between Colombia and Panama quadrupled compared to the same period last year, among...

May 18, 2021

Brazil may increase agribusiness exports with the Bi-Oceanic Corridor

Brazilian exports of products such as pulp, soy, animal protein, among others, should reach new levels as the country moves...

May 6, 2021