Omicron leaves a fragmented world economy by 2022
The Omicron variant gains momentum in Europe and the United States, scientists are rewriting their expectations for the pandemic next year. The United Kingdom took an unexpected initiative against the forecasts by raising its interest rates to 0.25% on Thursday, December 16. It is the second country after New Zealand to increase bank interest rates […]
Omicron the new variant threatens all of Europe. The WHO qualifies as worrisome and with a higher risk of reinfection.
The SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution Technical Advisory Group (VE-GAD) is an independent group of experts that periodically monitors and evaluates the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and assesses whether mutations and combinations of mutations alter the virus behavior. The VE-TAG was convened on November 26, 2021 although the first known confirmed infection for B.1.1.529 (Omicron) was from a […]
Fourth wave of infections in Europe. Mandatory vaccination.
German politicians are debating mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for citizens in light of rising infections and low inoculation rates. Members of Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc said Sunday that federal governments and should introduce mandatory vaccines soon, as well as other efforts to boost Germany’s low inoculation rate of just 68% have failed. “We have reached a […]
Crude oil recovers its prices due to the global energy crisis.
This Tuesday the oil market registered pressures, after the fall in its prices. What is affecting prices are the pressures on demand and the energy crisis that is taking place in both Europe and China. In Europe, prices reached a new record for gas, energy and carbon prices. The concerns revolve around the beginning […]
Oil between COVID and the Gulf.
In the last hours there were losses for the BRENT and WTI prices. The losses are due to two factors: on the one hand, there has been an escalation of tensions between some Gulf countries. On the other hand, the scenario of new variants mitigates the progress made. The facts are contextualized in a scenario […]
US GDP Announcement, What to Expect.
This Thursday the Office of Economic Analysis, belonging to the United States Department of Commerce, will publish the preliminary GDP for the first trimester. The indicator that reflects the state of the economy will have its second preliminary publication at 9:30 am GMT-3. The Gross Domestic Product, which has three measurements, for the first quarter, […]