Stories for 2004 , page 102

Thursday, July 1st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Australia arms vessel to combat toothfish poaching.

Australian authorities have fitted an Antarctic research ship with machine guns in a bid to increase efforts to deter Patagonian toothfish poachers in the Southern Ocean.

Thursday, July 1st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Federal Reserve raises interest rate to 1,25%.

Stating that the “risks to the attainment of both sustainable growth and price stability for the next few quarters are roughly equal”, the United States Federal Reverse Open Market Committee announced this Wednesday, after two days of deliberation that it decided to raise its target for the federal funds rate by 25 points to 1,25%. Rates were at its lowest since 1958.

Thursday, July 1st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Brazil's GDP expanded 2,7% in Q1.

Brazil's GDP expanded 2,7% during the first quarter of 2004 compared to the first quarter of 2003 confirming the economic recovery tendency of the country's economy reports the Brazilian Geography and Statistics Institute, IBGE. According to IBGE, Brazil's GDP in the first quarter of 2004 reached 124,3 billion US dollars, that is 1,6% expansion over the last quarter of 2003.

Thursday, July 1st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Lula and his administration loosing ground.

Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his administration continue to loose ground in the latest public opinion polls released this week in Brazil.

Thursday, July 1st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Save electricity?if not blackouts.

China has launched a massive national campaign to save electricity and avoid waste which includes raising air conditioners temperature and warnings of supply cuts to hotels that do not comply.

Thursday, July 1st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Unemployment figure surprises Chile.

An unexpected raise in the national unemployment rate reaching 9,4% in the March-May quarter surprised Chilean authorities and market analysts who were expecting a slight decline closer to 8,8%. The 9,4% index represents a 0,7% increase over the previous quarter and 0,6% over the same period in 2003.

Wednesday, June 30th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Double trade in the next four years.

Doubling trade in the next four years is the main commercial objective of the current state visit of Argentine President Nestor Kirchner to China, said Secretary of Economic International Relations Martin Redrado.

Wednesday, June 30th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Breaking News.

Headlines:
Live spectacle by killer whales; Tanker involved in Magellan Strait accident abandons yard; Punta Arenas fishermen honor St. Peter; Ambitious energy program in Magellan Strait.

Wednesday, June 30th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Fisheries News.

Headlines:
French catch Patagonian toothfish poacher; Argentina: Concern with Patagonian toothfish stock; Albatross petition calls for an end to pirate vessels.

Wednesday, June 30th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

”We're fed up with (US) meddling in our affairs”.

Argentine Foreign Affairs minister Rafael Bielsa said the Argentine government “was fed up” with foreign meddling in Argentina's internal affairs following a statement from a United States official expressing concern about the growing picketers street violence in the country.