From November 10 to 22, 2025, the city of Belém, at the gateway to the Amazon, hosted COP30, the 30th Conference of the Parties on climate change of the United Nations. The summit was extended one day longer than expected and ended with the adoption of the “Global Mutirão Decision” and the “Belém Package,” which…
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Black Friday is one of the most anticipated times of the year for many consumers. Physical and online stores launch thousands of irresistible discounts, and it’s easy to get carried away by the excitement. However, the big risk is ending up buying things we don’t need, spending more than planned, and consequently neglecting our long-term…
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Warren Buffett’s latest reflections offer clear guidance for the long-term investor. Discover how to manage volatility, why to trust global diversification, and how indexing allows you to always hold the market’s leading companies in your portfolio.
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Investing for the first time can seem complicated, but it doesn’t have to be. One of the first questions that arises is whether to start with index funds or ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds).
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When entering the world of investing, there are key concepts that every investor should know. One of them is the stock market index, an indicator that allows us, for example, to evaluate investment strategies or build a diversified investment portfolio optimally, especially if we are beginner investors. In this article, in addition to defining what…
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Do you work hard, get paid every month… yet feel like your money disappears without a trace? Do you wonder why, even when you save, you never seem to move forward? Maybe the issue isn’t how much you earn, but that you don’t have a clear purpose guiding your financial decisions.
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The ECB keeps interest rates unchanged. As widely expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) left official interest rates unchanged yesterday. The deposit facility rate remains at 2%, the main refinancing rate at 2.15%, and the marginal lending facility at 2.40%.
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The Federal Reserve cuts rates by 0.25%. The Federal Reserve decided on a 25 basis point cut, setting the target federal funds rate at 3.75–4%. The U.S. central bank also announced the suspension of quantitative tightening (the reduction of its bond portfolio) starting December 1, in order to avoid draining too much liquidity from the…
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To answer this question, it is important to analyze the current economic environment, marked by changing dynamics that depend, to a large extent, on the evolution of interest rates and inflation.
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Gold continues to shine in 2025 and reach new highs —although it has corrected in recent hours. But, as the saying goes, all that glitters is not gold: its spectacular recent performance can give a false sense of security to those who forget that this metal has also experienced long periods of low returns.
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