Trade Wars?
By Paulo Kubis Among economists around the world it is frequently discussed that a trade war may be in sight. The truth is that the United States (US) dollar has lost value for a while, mainly due to pressures generated by American policy to re-boost the US economy. In essence, the Federal Reserve (Fed), which is the central banking system of the United More...
The 13th Month’s Paycheck
By Carlos Eduardo de Athayde Guimarães In Brazil, the Christmas bonus, popularly known as the 13th Paycheck, was established by Law 4090 on 7/13/1962, and ratified by Decree 57,155 on 03/11/1965 with subsequent More...
Take Your Pick
By Logan Sauter The first step to successful trading is to choose the market that best suits you and what you aim to accomplish. There are a vast amount of futures markets that can be traded, and the best idea More...
A Crash Course in Trading
By Logan Sauter What is a future? What is an option? These are questions I frequently come across in my line of work as a trader. While most people are familiar with the stock market, the futures and options markets More...
Building Your Financial Future
By Carlos Eduardo de Athayde Guimarães We are at a defining moment for the future of Brazil. A new government administration is determining the future of the nation beginning in 2011. Part of the population is More...
Economists Debate Currency Exchange
On the 23rd of November, the Regional Counsel for Economics of Paraná (CORECON-PR) brought five economists together at its offices to discuss the consequences of the appreciation of the Real against the Dollar More...
We Live in a Moody Economy
By Paulo Kubis The overall economic environment is a temperamental piece of work. Just last month we heard about another crisis and a Europe that was on the verge of default. Numbers from the United States More...
The Stock Exchange and Computers
By Raul Hiromu Sumiya The stock exchange is a common way for companies to raise capital to invest in their expansion. It’s also a mechanism that people use to achieve better profits, negotiating shares issued More...
Could This Be The End?
By Paulo Kubis Could we be approaching the end of the capitalist world as we know it? As harsh as it may sound, pessimists do not consider this an impossibility. We have not even fully recovered from a near “knock More...
A “Fair” Economy Is on the Rise in Brazil
What is the common denominator between a laptop bag, ladies’ purses and makeup bags, and the idea of “equity” in society?The answer is simple: Fair Trade. Commonly interpreted as an exchange between countries More...