Stories for 2010

Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 06:08 UTC
Brazil will Impose Import Levies to Face “Cheap” US Dollar, Unless Accord is Reached

Brazil’s government may take additional steps to limit gains in the local currency Real should advanced economies favor policies that keep their currencies weak, Finance Minister Guido Mantega said.
Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 06:03 UTC
US Judge Griesa Denies Request to Suspend Argentina’s Debt Swap

A US judge denied requests by a class of mostly individual bondholders to suspend or disapprove of Argentina's 20 billion US dollars debt swap.
Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 05:55 UTC
Concerns with Inflation Anticipate Brazil will Raise Benchmark Interest Rate

Brazil’s next government will need to be “very serious” about keeping inflation within its target range so real interest rates can continue to fall, Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles said.
Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 05:47 UTC
Argentina Insists that Official Statistical Information is “Trustworthy and Solid”

Argentina’s Deputy Economy Minister Roberto Feletti said the Government “will not accept economic policies to be dictated” by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and added that country's statistical information is “trustworthy and solid.”
Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 05:36 UTC
Scientists Discover Deep-Ocean Current Moving Northward from Antarctica

Work in Japan and Australia has revealed that a deep-ocean current is carrying frigid water rapidly northward from Antarctica along the edge of a giant underwater plateau.
Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 02:53 UTC
Mr. Kirchner to Be Named Chairman of UNASUR When Leaders Meet in Argentina

Leaders from the Union of South American Nations, UNASUR are scheduled to meet May 3 and 4 in Buenos Aires with President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner acting as host and Ecuador’s Rafael Correa as temporary chairman.
Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 02:47 UTC
US Extradites Former Panamanian Leader Noriega and CIA Recruit to France

The former Panamanian leader, Manuel Noriega, has been extradited to France by the United States after spending more than 20 years in a prison there.
Monday, April 26th 2010 - 21:49 UTC
Grim Chapter of Chilean History Closes with Death of Former Nazi and Cult Leader

At 7:20 a.m. Saturday, former Nazi and cult leader Paul Schäfer died of heart failure in a Chilean prison hospital, closing a decades-long story of torture, tax evasion, and child sexual assault.
Monday, April 26th 2010 - 21:24 UTC
Uruguay 2010 Soy-Bean Boom Crop Could be Just a One Year Record

Uruguay is currently harvesting what is considered a record crop of soybean the ever expanding oil seed that as in neighbouring countries is taking over land from other exploitations and has made Mercosur the world’s leading producer and exporter.
Monday, April 26th 2010 - 21:16 UTC
Germany and France Strongly Condition Rescue Aid Package to Greece

Greece will not get its multi-billion Euro aid package until it commits to bigger economic sacrifices, Germany’s finance minister warned over the weekend.