The Brazil Treasury's outlook for the country's gross public debt has worsened, with a forecast rise by 10.6 percentage points during President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's current term, 0.6 point higher than its previous estimate in December.

Having passed the midpoint of the year, several of our key economic predictions for 2025 are on track, including weaker US economic conditions.

Brazil announced a reduction of the total amount of its spending freeze for this year after the Supreme Court reinstated the bulk of a tax decree that had sparked disputes with Congress and added to uncertainty about its fiscal outlook.

Mining in Brazil does not deliver the sustained economic benefits often claimed, while informal mining is a major driver of deforestation, especially in the Amazon. A new study offers one of the most comprehensive assessments to date,

Brazil's finance ministry raised its forecast for economic growth this year, while projecting a slight slowdown in 2026 in face of the central bank's tight monetary policy, a report showed on Friday.

US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that new trade duties will have a minimum rate of 15%, with the possibility of reaching 50%.

The outlook for higher sugar production in Thailand is bearish for sugar prices. Last Friday, Thailand's Office of the Cane and Sugar Board reported that Thailand's 2024/25 sugar production rose ...

President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Brazil could push up the cost of orange juice at major American supermarkets like Aldi, Walmart and Wegmans by as much as 25%, according to one US-based orange juice importer.

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OPEC said the global economy may perform better than expected in the second half of the year despite trade conflicts and that refineries’ crude intake would remain elevated to meet the uptick in summer travel,