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The president of the United States Federal Reserve (Fed), Jerome Powell, assured that there are ways for the agency to tighten monetary policy without plunging the country into a recession. At an event organized in Portugal by the European Central Bank (ECB), the Fed's commission stressed that…
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Oil demand will recover by 2023

Global oil demand will not recover the levels observed before the pandemic until 2023, according to projections by the International Energy Agency (IEA), who warned about the possibility that the oil market "never returns to normal" before…

OPEC production increased in April

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) increased its daily production by 1,789 million barrels during the month of April as a consequence of the expiration of the cut agreement that they had with other oil-producing…

Canada announces retiree aid plan

Canadian authorities announced that they will launch a $ 2.5 billion aid plan for some 6.7 million Canadian retirees and pensioners in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. The Government explained that those who meet the requirements to…

FED ensures that bank opacity is beneficial

Reducing public information about banks' accounts and balance sheets temporarily during a crisis is a good thing, as it reduces leakage of deposits and investors, according to a study published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. "It…