The Uncertain Meeting in Brazil

Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, called a meeting of presidents of South American countries to promote a regional integration process. The heads of state of Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela attended the …

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Global Deflation is on its way.

Image: on Twitter/@RobinBrooksIIF Not everywhere; countries like Argentina still have three-digit inflation. Also interesting: Image: The Economist, shared on Whatsapp. Hence, the revaluation of their currencies vs. the US Dollar. Another interesting graph: Image: on Twitter/@pkedrosky. The perception is that AI is a force that will change the world. It will undoubtedly alter labor markets, …

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Technological Change in Graphs.

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Mexico as a Declining Power

Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The Brazilian candidate to head the Inter-American Development Bank, Ilan Goldfajn, won the leadership in an election that pitted two Latin American giants, Mexico and Brazil, against each other. Goldfajn won the election with 80.08% of the votes cast. Argentina, which had …

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