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Global unemployment to dip to 4.9 percent in 2024, but challenges remain: Report

The labor market remains an uneven playing field, particularly for women

Cash losing ground to digital payment solutions in Latin America: Report

In just two years, debit cards have surpassed cash as the preferred payment option among Spanish-speaking Latin Americans

Top 15 richest countries in the world by GDP per capita PPP

Luxemburg is the country with the highest GDP per capita PPP of $143,740 in 2024

Worldwide AI chips revenue to grow 33 percent to $71 billion in 2024: Report

The value of AI accelerators used in servers is expected to increase to $33 billion by 2028

Gold prices decline on stronger dollar ahead of key economic data

First-quarter GDP data expected to reveal resilience in the U.S. economy, impacting rate cut expectations

Australia’s inflation hits five-month high in April at 3.6 percent annually with 4.1 percent core rate

The CPI excluding volatile items and holiday travel stayed at an annual 4.1 percent

Gold prices dip as traders reduce rate cut expectations ahead of U.S. inflation data

Fed officials say the central bank needs to wait for significant progress on inflation before cutting interest rates

Public cloud spending projected to reach $675 billion globally by 2024: Report

SaaS spending is forecast to grow 20 percent to reach a total of $247.2 billion in 2024

Gold prices dip as focus shifts to U.S. inflation data

Strong dollar, possible interest rate hikes are major risks to gold prices

Gold prices recover from 2-week low ahead of U.S. inflation data

Gold prices achieved a record high of $2,449.89 but have since lost over $100

Russia’s foreign exchange reserves surge to $603.7 billion in May 2024

The country's foreign exchange reserves rose by $5.3 billion, or 0.9 percent, from May 10 to May 17

Gold prices eye largest weekly drop in 8 months

Chinese reserve buying remains a significant tailwind, driving demand and supporting gold prices

Growth is top business priority for 62 percent of CEOs in 2024: Survey

34 percent of CEOs identify AI as the top theme for business tranformation

Global carbon pricing revenues reach record $104 billion in 2023: Report

The report found that there are now 75 carbon pricing instruments in operation worldwide

Gold prices continue to decline after Monday’s record high

Traders are currently pricing in a 73 percent chance of an interest rate cut in November

Peru exits IMF’s flexible credit line arrangement

The country has maintained robust foreign exchange reserves, low public debt and a prudent fiscal position

New Zealand Central Bank keeps cash rate unchanged at 5.5 percent, signals further policy tightening ahead

Consumer price inflation came in higher than expected at 4.0 percent in the first quarter of the year

Gold prices decline ahead of Fed meeting minutes

Gold prices held above the $2,400 key level ahead of potential interest rate cuts later this year

Clean tech manufacturing investments reach $200 billion in 2023, up 70 percent: Report

China accounted for three-quarters of the total investments in this field, according to the report

Tourism sector back to pre-pandemic levels, but recovery is uneven: Report

The Middle East saw the highest rate of recovery in international tourist arrivals, up 20 percent from 2019

Gold prices decline from record high on stronger dollar

The dollar index rose 0.1 percent, making greenback-priced bullion less attractive to holders of other currencies

Silver outperforms gold with over 25 percent surge this year: Report

The report also forecasts growth in Asian markets after U.S. stocks recorded a positive performance

Global market for energy transition minerals forecast to reach $770 billion by 2040: Report

The market value of key energy transition minerals is around $325 billion

Gold prices hit record high of $2,440.49 on interest rate cut bets

The dollar index maintained its downward trend, declining 0.03 percent on Monday