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Economic activity in Venezuela fell 2.2 %

The Venezuelan Finance Observatory reported that "economic activity in Venezuela fell 2.2 % in the second quarter of 2021", registering a total of 25 consecutive quarters in the fall in the economic activity index. However, the reported…

Germany registers a slight increase in inflation

Year-on-year inflation in the leading power in the euro zone rose to 3.9 % in August. This was reported by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This is the highest number recorded by this nation in the last 28 years. In…

Bank of Mexico increases interest rates to 4.25 %

Most of the members of the Governing Board of Bank of Mexico(Banxico) resolved to increase interest rates by 25 basis points, to stand at 4.25 %. With this decision, the financial entity aspires to slow down inflation, which stood at 6.02…

Inflation in Argentina continues to slow down

Inflation in Argentina in May advanced by 3.3 % compared to April, slowing down by 0.8 points compared to April and standing at 21.5 % so far this year, according to data released this Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics and…

JPMorgan has large amounts of cash accumulated

The CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon indicated that the institution is accumulating large amounts of cash to prepare for a possible rise in inflation. The main objective of the largest bank in the United States is to be able to benefit…

Inflation in Venezuela advances 19.6 % in May

Inflation in Venezuela stood at 19.6 % in May, accumulating a level of 2,950 % in the accumulated period of twelve months and 307.3 % so far this year, as reported this Wednesday by the Venezuelan Observatory of Finance. The coordinator of…