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Dogecoin continues to break growth records

The cryptocurrency dogecoin continues to break records within the digital asset market, this time breaking the 50-cent barrier. This week, the asset increased its value by 35 %, in a period of 24 hours, which made it add a growth so far in…

IMF allocation to Honduras will increase

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Honduras reached an agreement at a technical level on the fourth review of the Economic Program under the Credit Facility Agreement (Stand-By), by which it will be proposed to increase the level of…

Brazilian real loses value against the dollar

The exchange rate between the Brazilian real and the US dollar stood at 5.35 reais for every dollar this Thursday, which represents a decline of 1.68% compared to the previous day's price, after the Central Bank of Brazil decided at the…

Central Bank of Colombia maintains interest rates

The board of directors of the Banco de la República de Colombia decided by a majority of six votes to one to maintain interest rates at 1.75 %, as reported in a statement by the entity after its monetary policy meeting. Among other…

German economy contracts 1.7 % in 2021

Germany's gross domestic product (GDP) declined 1.7 % year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) announced today. The figure stops the growth trend registered in the last two quarters, taking into…

Biden claims to be offering “real results”

The president of the United States, Joe Biden, addressed the Congress of the country to deliver his first speech in a joint session, on the occasion of the celebration of the first 100 days since he took office, to highlight that his…

Dogecoin price rises again thanks to Musk

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla has once again served as a bridge for the growth of the cryptocurrency dogecoin in the market. Prior to his appearance on Saturday Night Live, Musk spoke again about the digital asset regarding himself as the…

US to encourage cryptocurrency innovation

The United States House of Representatives recently approved a series of laws which include – among other things – promoting the innovation on cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. This specific law will create a working group in charge of…