Portugal’s labour market has started 2025 on a positive note, offering a rare moment of reassurance for households and policymakers alike. New figures show that the unemployment rate fell to 6.2 percent in January, marking its lowest level since October 2022. The data confirms a steady downward trend that has been taking shape since late […]
Portugal is preparing to step onto a larger stage within European economic governance as Mário Centeno confirms his candidacy for Vice President of the European Central Bank. The bid, set to be formally submitted the Portuguese government this Friday, represents more than a personal career milestone. It reflects a strategic ambition to strengthen Portugal’s influence […]
Rising food prices have become an unavoidable part of daily life in Portugal and new data confirms what many shoppers already feel at the checkout. Groceries now cost households around seventeen euros more per month than they did a year ago. While inflation has slowed in some areas of the economy, food prices remain stubbornly […]
London leads with landmark record close London’s premier stock market index, the FTSE 100, climbed to a new historic closing high this week, propelled broad gains across key sectors and a buoyant environment in global capital markets. On Tuesday, the index rose around 1.18 per cent to finish above 10,122 points, building on its first […]
From long term promise to present day reality For much of the past decade, technology has been framed as a promise of future transformation rather than an immediate economic driver. That framing is now rapidly changing. Insights highlighted in a recent overview of Capgemini’s upcoming TechnoVision report point to 2026 as a decisive turning point. […]
A new year resets the investment playbook As markets move into 2026, investors are once again being forced to reassess assumptions that felt comfortable only a year ago. Leadership is shifting across asset classes, regions, and sectors, driven tighter financial conditions, geopolitical realignment, and the fading impact of past market darlings. What worked spectacularly in […]
Markets react to geopolitics in familiar ways The dramatic shift in global politics following renewed US interventionism has once again reminded investors how closely markets track power and policy. With Washington asserting itself more forcefully on the global stage, most recently through actions linked to Venezuela, financial markets are recalibrating risk rather than retreating from […]
London equities break new ground The FTSE 100 closed at a fresh record high, reflecting a broader upswing across global stock markets as investors continued to favour risk assets. The rally in London followed gains in Europe, Asia, and the United States, with markets appearing to look past geopolitical uncertainty and focus instead on earnings […]
A recovery that looks unlike any before The United States closed 2025 with an economy that appears to be moving in two different directions at once. On paper, growth is strong. Output is accelerating, corporate profits are healthy, and productivity is rising. Yet job creation has slowed to a crawl. For many Americans, the experience […]
A milestone in India’s economic ascent India has reached a major economic milestone, emerging as the world’s fourth largest economy according to the Indian government’s end of year economic review. With gross domestic product valued at approximately US$4.18 trillion, the country has moved ahead of Japan and the US state of California, marking a significant […]
