February 8, 2021/IMFBlog By Alejandro Werner, Anna Ivanova, and Takuji Komatsuzaki Latin America and Caribbean economies managed to bounce back from COVID-19’s initial economic devastation earlier in 2020. But the pandemic’s resurgence towards the end of the year threatens to thwart an uneven recovery and add to the steep social […]

February 7, 2021/Proshare By Tope Fasua/OP/ED “The traditional financial system is deeply rooted, organized, and backed by government. Cryptos are not… At least not for now!” First, a bit of history. A supposed Japanese named Satoshi Nakamoto started the first bitcoin  sometime in 2007. Indeed, nothing is known about whoever […]

February 5, 2021/OilPrice.com Oil prices rallied on Friday morning, with Brent nearing the psychologically important $60 mark. Friday, February 5th, 2021 Brent is closing in on $60 per barrel for the first time since January 2020. Crude inventories in both China and the U.S. declined this week, offering more evidence […]