Archive of month: April 2018

The global economy is expected to grow 3.4% in 2018, which would represent the strongest rate in seven years. Focus Economics, highlights some notable economies that are growing (and shrinking) across the world in 2018

The Brazilian real (BRL) sunk in value against the U.S. dollar in April amid a wave of political noise in the country. On 13 April, the real closed the day at 3.42 BRL per USD, which represented a 5.0% depreciation over the same day of the previous month and marked its lowest value since December […]

In March, energy prices recovered some of the ground lost in the previous month, when oil prices tumbled in the wake of the massive sell-off in U.S. equity markets and concerns that global oil markets were oversupplied. Energy prices rose 1.4% month-on-month in March (February: -4.2% mom).

Global commodity prices are expected to withstand ongoing political uncertainties this year and next. Chinese officials adopted a more conciliatory tone in recent days, signaling a potential end to the ongoing trade war with the U.S. Moreover, data for Q1 confirms that the global economy remains in good shape, shoring up demand for commodities. However, […]