Brazil’s medium-term inflation outlook improved further in the latest Focus report from the Central Bank, with median consumer price index forecasts easing even lower and remaining below the official upper limit for 2025. Despite the most restrictive monetary policy in decades, price pressures appear to be gradually cooling. The median projection for the IPCA, the benchmark
For the past few decades, Europe treated cheap Chinese imports as a mixed blessing. They squeezed margins in some industries, but kept inflation low and consumers happy. But the trade-off no longer exists. As domestic demand weakens in China, exports have become a release valve, and Europe is absorbing that flow. What European manufacturers are
As 2025 draws to a close, stablecoins are stepping out of the shadows of cryptocurrency speculation and emerging as central instruments in the evolving landscape of global finance. Once considered fringe assets, these digital tokens are now at the heart of debates about monetary sovereignty, regulatory oversight, and the modernisation of payment systems. At press
The UNI price held steady at $6 on Sunday as investors reacted to the latest token burn after the recent token burn. Uniswap’s token was up by 25% from its lowest point this year. This article explores what to expect with the UNI token in the coming days. Uniswap burns 100 million tokens One of
The global wheat market is breathing a sigh of relief as supply forecasts have been significantly upgraded, though a recent price rally, fueled by speculation, has kept traders on edge. A recent report from Commerzbank AG highlighted the contrasting factors currently influencing the commodity. The German bank expects wheat prices to rise again by the
Bernstein analyst Stacy Rasgon says Nvidia’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) recent deal with the California-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup, Groq, removes the last remaining bear case from its stock. Founded by Jonathan Ross – the architect behind Google’s first tensor processing unit (TPU) – the startup specialises in high-bandwidth, low-latency architectures. The announcement arrives at a time
Global public markets lost a significant number of companies to private equity in 2025, as boards and investors reassessed the costs and constraints of remaining listed amid volatile markets and rising regulatory burdens. From retail and software to gaming and human capital management, a growing number of companies opted to go private, encouraged by abundant
As the holiday season arrives and 2025 comes to a close, Bitcoin remains largely lacklustre, having dropped from euphoric highs of nearly $126,000 to intraday lows near $80,000. While this may seem like a comedown, the crypto market is actually winning on an entirely different front. While this price stagnation may feel like a “winter”
India’s small-cap stocks had a year to forget in 2025. Even though India’s large caps managed to put up a decent showing, the small caps suffered after a strong run in the last 2 years. High valuations, earnings misses added to its woes. Most of the stocks are trading below their 52-week highs as well.
Saudi Arabia’s ambitions in AI have come as a shock to the West. In less than a year, the kingdom has moved from broad statements about diversification to signing multibillion-dollar data centre deals, securing access to advanced chips and outlining a plan to sell AI services cheaper than almost anywhere else on earth. Saudi Arabia