News of economics

Putin hosts BRICS leaders in Russia in challenge to West

22-10-2024 08:39 President Vladimir Putin plays host Russia’s biggest gathering of world leaders since the invasion of Ukraine, using the BRICS summit to show he’s no pariah.

BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS

Leftist leaders are failing their promises across Latin America

21-10-2024 14:20 The changing political landscape in Latin America, highlights the decline of leftist governments due to economic challenges, crime, and social reform failures, and the rise of more business-friendly, right-leaning administrations.

ECONOMY & FOREIGN POLICY

Argentina, US ink accord for ‘cooperation on critical minerals’

23-08-2024 13:31 Argentina and the United States sign memorandum of understanding to strengthen production of "critical minerals" such as lithium that are essential for the energy transition.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Kahneman and Milei

05-04-2024 10:00 Israeli-US psychologist and Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman has shown that people make decisions in contexts of uncertainty, based on feelings of pleasure and pain, interest and boredom, joy and suffering, satisfaction and dissatisfaction. The communication of an election campaign focuses on promises, but people judge governments by hard facts.

by Jaime Duran Barba

Milei @ Davos

Milei calls abortion 'a tragedy' at Davos, attacks feminist movement

17-01-2024 19:55 President Javier Milei referred to the pro-choice movement as “the bloody abortion agenda” in a controversial speech at the Davos summit as he attacked feminist and progressive movements.

CRYPTOCURRENCIES

Bitcoin a dud in El Salvador, first country to make it legal tender

11-01-2024 13:10 A poll released Wednesday showed that 88% of El Salvadorans did not use bitcoin last year in El Salvador, the first country anywhere to make the cryptocurrency a form of legal tender.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation in Buenos Aires City reached 10.8% in August

07-09-2023 17:06 Price increases jump double-digits after devaluation of peso; Hikes total 127.3% over last 12 months; Consultancy firm forecasts 130% inflation nationwide in 2024.

PRIMARY FALLOUT

Milei promises Argentina can be saved with libertarian economics

17-08-2023 15:11 Presidential contender pushes for a free-market overhaul; Candidate wants to downsize the state after years of chaos.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Brazil court suspends Telegram app in neo-Nazi probe

27-04-2023 13:47 Brazilian court orders nationwide suspension of messaging app Telegram after parent company failed to provide data on neo-Nazis operating on network.