Investors Watchful of Central Banks.

Written by Paulo Nogueira

Published on 04/12/2023 at 13:54

Às bolsas internacionais começam a semana em queda, após os mercados se animarem com o otimismo do Banco Central e do Federal Reserve na semana passada.

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International Markets Started the Week Lower, Reflecting Investor Enthusiasm with the Optimistic Policies Adopted by the Central Bank and the Federal Reserve Last Week. The Global Economic Scenario Seems to Be Facing Turmoil After a Brief Moment of Relief.

The week begins with international markets down, following a period of optimism prompted by statements from the Brazilian Central Bank and the United States Federal Reserve. Roberto Campos Neto reiterated that the Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) will maintain the trend of 0.50 percentage point cuts in the Selic rate. Meanwhile, Jerome Powell signaled that the American central bank may pause its monetary tightening policy, keeping the interest rate between 5.25% and 5.50%.

Now, investors are awaiting new economic data to decide on the possibility of a pause in interest rates in the United States and cuts in Brazil. The national highlight is the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the third quarter, while in the U.S., a series of employment data, such as the ADP Report, JOLTs, and payroll, will influence decisions.

Asian markets started the day lower, European markets are operating with negative variations, while the futures market on Wall Street also shows a downward trend, along with declines in commodities such as iron ore and oil.

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Investors Watchful of Central Banks.

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Investors Watchful of Central Banks.

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Forget petroleum-based asphalt: a Scottish company transforms 684,000 plastic bottles into one kilometer of road that is 60% more resistant and up to 10 times more durable, and the technology has already started replacing traditional asphalt in more than 30 countries.

With billions in loans, China is rebuilding Nigeria’s railway network from scratch, abandoning the British colonial tracks that have turned to scrap and creating a corridor of over 1,300 km to take the load off the roads of Africa’s largest economy.

Austrian engineers have developed an inflatable concrete technology that transforms flat slabs into domes using only air pressure, eliminating scaffolding and temporary forms, and potentially changing the way bridges, tunnels, and curved roofs are constructed worldwide.

Australia prepares to dredge 96.5 million m³ in Moreton Bay to deepen, widen, and realign channels of the Port of Brisbane, in a project of up to 25 years designed to accommodate larger ships and enhance maritime safety and regional port efficiency.

Study solves great ancient mystery: remains of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great, are identified in Vergina and resolves the enigma of the Macedonian royal tombs that had lasted half a century.

Portugal installs two giant underwater sockets to draw water from the Atlantic and create a €107.9 million desalination plant in the Algarve capable of producing 43.2 million liters of potable water per day with ocean intake 2 km from the coast.

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