WORLD ECONOMY How do interest rates affect the real economy? 16-06-2022 12:42 Faced with the highest inflation in four decades, central banks in the United States, eurozone and UK are hiking interest rates in order to contain inflation.
BLOOMBERG – INTERVIEW Stephen Kaplan: China faces ‘creditor trap’ in lending to Latin America 07-03-2022 08:00 China will be more cautious about extending loans to Latin American countries after difficulties securing repayment suggest it has sometimes fallen into a “creditor trap,” according to economist Stephen Kaplan.
PRICE HIKES US inflation surges to near-40 year high, testing Biden 10-12-2021 12:56 US consumer prices rose last month at a rate not seen in nearly 40 years, the government reported Friday.
ENVIRONMENT Wildfires devastate Bolivian nature reserves 24-08-2021 13:51 Wildfires, mostly started intentionally, have scorched almost 600,000 hectares of land in eastern Bolivia already this year, authorities said.
ENVIRONMENT Contested Chilean mining project given boost, despite protests 11-08-2021 21:52 Regional environmental evaluation commission in Chile approves controversial mining project close to a national reserve that is home to a vulnerable species of penguin.
Bloomberg Argentina’s Central Bank move raises concern of higher inflation 28-05-2021 16:22 A measure allowing Argentina’s commercial banks to move part of their reserve requirements from Central Bank notes to treasury bonds is raising concerns about inflation and the financial system’s health.