Preços do petróleo
South Korea's consumer prices rise 2.2% in March amid surging oil prices
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South Korea's consumer prices rose 2.2 percent in March from a year earlier, government data showed Thursday. The increase, exceeding the government's 2 percent inflation target, was mainly driven by a surge in global oil prices due to prolonged Middle East tensions. It marks the steepest rise since December's 2.3 percent, according to the Ministry of Data and Statistics.
The Korean won opened at 1,519.9 per U.S. dollar in Seoul on Tuesday, hitting its weakest level in 17 years. Fears of global oil supply disruptions grew due to the escalating Middle East conflict. The KOSPI index also opened nearly 3 percent lower.
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Os preços do petróleo subiram 3% na segunda-feira, 29 de março, com o barril de Brent se aproximando de US$ 120, dando continuidade à alta da semana passada provocada por ameaças entre EUA e Irã. A escalada dos conflitos, incluindo o receio de uma ofensiva terrestre dos EUA no Irã e ataques de houthis alinhados ao Irã contra Israel, impulsionou a disparada em meio a interrupções no fornecimento em importantes rotas marítimas.
The South Korean won fell sharply past the 1,500-won level against the US dollar on Thursday as global oil prices surged amid escalating Middle East tensions. It opened at 1,505 won per dollar, down 21.9 won from the previous session, breaching the psychologically and technically critical threshold.