Can fintech bridge Colombia’s financial gap? Recent policy shifts and new leadership suggest it can. This article appears in the July/August issue of Global Finance Magazine. After several years of subdued growth, weighed down by weak fixed investment, high borrowing costs, persistent productivity constraints, and a complex political environment, Colombia’s next growth story is taking…
The stock market has staged an impressive reversal, with the Nasdaq erasing a loss of more than 350 points and turning positive. The index is now up 20 points at 24,952. The Dow Industrial Average has climbed 656 points, or 1.26%, while the S&P 500 is higher by 30 points, or 0.42%. European equities finished…
Silver price advanced by some 0.39% on Friday, capped by rising US yields, even though US data was softer than expected. XAG/USD trades at $64.70, after bouncing off daily lows of $63.51. XAG/USD Price Forecast: Technical Outlook The white metal remains downward biased despite signs of bottoming around the $54.70 area, near the yearly low…
Labor markets around the world are being reshaped by powerful trends, including rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI), and population aging in some regions and youth bulges in others. AI’s impact on labor markets is multifaceted and complex: It has the potential to create new job opportunities and make many jobs more productive, but it…