Economy

• Wednesday, April 11th 2018 - 09:11 UTC

  March inflation in Brazil almost flat at 0.09%; Selic rate expected to be cut 25 extra points in May

  

  Brazil's monthly inflation rate slowed dramatically to a nine-month low in March, suggesting the central bank may have been too slow to signal another interest rate cut as the data continued to fall short of its inflation target.

• Wednesday, April 11th 2018 - 08:57 UTC

  The paperwork challenge for British business after Brexit

  

  Diverging from European Union rules after Brexit will mean more costs than benefits for British business, a report by the CBI employers' group says. In a survey of 23 industry sectors, the vast majority preferred continued close alignment with EU regulations.

• Wednesday, April 11th 2018 - 08:42 UTC

  Brazilian stock exchange leads the world in growth in 2018

  

  As Brazil continues to benefit from the return of growth and curbed interest rates and inflation, the São Paulo Stock Exchange has seen an unprecedented growth curve. In addition to achieving historical highs, the Brazilian stock market beat the performance of some of the largest stock exchanges in the planet. This means more people betting on Brazilian companies and the future of the country, according to a report from the Brazilian-American chamber of Commerce.

• Tuesday, April 10th 2018 - 09:09 UTC

  Sharing cash for farmers, one of the biggest post Brexit challenge, say experts

  

  Quitting the European Union means the UK will have to go back to the drawing board over devolution, constitutional experts have warned. Wrangles over sharing out cash for farmers will be one of the biggest challenges ministers face, according to the Institute for Government (IfG).

• Tuesday, April 10th 2018 - 08:59 UTC

  Brexit: Financial services worried about UK economy prospects

  

  Financial services firms are worried about prospects for the UK economy, with Brexit remaining the biggest risk, a study shows. Research by Lloyds Bank found that executives in the sector believe growth in this country will be outpaced by all other nations in the G7 this year.

• Tuesday, April 10th 2018 - 08:38 UTC

  US budget deficit expected to balloon to US$ 1.5 trillion over the next decade

  

  With the passage of deep tax cuts late last year, annual United States budget deficits are expected to balloon over the next decade, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said on Monday.

• Tuesday, April 10th 2018 - 08:34 UTC

  China's Xi considers lowering import tariffs and duties

  

  Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed plans to further open up the Chinese economy during a Tuesday address. Those measures included “significantly” lowering import tariffs for autos, decreasing duties on other products, enforcing the legal intellectual property of foreign firms and improving the investment environment for international companies.

• Monday, April 9th 2018 - 08:22 UTC

  Deutsche Bank sacks Brit CEO amid continued losses

  

  Deutsche Bank has dismissed its British-born chief executive John Cryan amid continued losses at Germany's biggest lender. Co-deputy chief executive Christian Sewing will take over the role with immediate effect. Since Mr. Cryan began the job in 2015, there have been a series of scandals as well as three years of reported losses.

• Sunday, April 8th 2018 - 21:16 UTC

  What does the new Falklands ‘Islands Plan’ mean for South America?

  

  Over the past decade it is has become customary for a newly elected Legislative Assembly in the Falkland Islands to publish an ‘Islands Plan’. As there are no political parties in the Falkland Islands, all eight members of the Assembly are independents. Therefore there is no collective manifesto when elected to office. This has traditionally been addressed via a consensus-based Islands Plan.

• Sunday, April 8th 2018 - 07:13 UTC

  Influential Commons Brexit committee in split vote, calls for UK to consider EEA and EFTA membership

  

  The influential Commons Brexit committee has called on the UK Government to consider negotiating continued membership of the European Economic Area (EEA) or joining the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) after Brexit.