The turn of the millennium ushered in a period of relative oil price stability, likely due to implementation of the OPEC oil price band mechanism in 2000. 2004 began a period of increased volatility and a surge in prices…
Chart of the Week: Week 31, 2018: FDI Rates of Return by Region
Global FDI rate of return (RoR)has dropped from an average of 8.1% in 2012 to 6.7% in 2017, the largest drop…
Chart of the Week: Week 30, 2018: GDP per Capita of Latin America’s 7 Largest Economies
The post-recession trends in GDP per capita of South America’s seven largest economies have varied over the last decade. All economies were affected differently by the 2008 financial crisis but…