Economy

• Friday, October 7th 2011 - 05:46 UTC

  Obama says he shares the “Occupy Wall Street” protestors’ frustrations

  

  United States President Obama on Thursday called the “Occupy Wall Street” protests a reflection of a “broad-based frustration about how our financial system works” and pledged to continue fighting to protect American consumers.

• Friday, October 7th 2011 - 05:30 UTC

  Brazilian production feels the impact of cheap imports and global slowdown

  

  Output at Brazil's mines and factories slowed in August, falling a seasonally adjusted 0.2% from July as production in the country's industrial sector suffered the impact of cheap imports and the sluggish global economy.

• Friday, October 7th 2011 - 05:26 UTC

  Nissan announces 1.4bn factory in Brazil as it moves overseas fleeing Super Yen

  

  Nissan Motor Co CEO Carlos Ghosn said Japan faces a “hollowing out” of its industrial base should the government fail to take steps to counter the Yen’s rise. Ghosn statements could also be interpreted as a subtle message since Brazilian manufacturing faces problems with a too strong Real.

• Thursday, October 6th 2011 - 22:10 UTC

  FAO anticipates ‘tight’ cereal markets in 2011/12 and lower prices

  

  Despite improved production prospects, world cereal markets are likely to remain fairly tight in 2011/2012, FAO announced this week. Prices on the other hand will tend to decline as a result of softer demand because of worsening economic conditions.

• Thursday, October 6th 2011 - 21:14 UTC

  Mercosur countries rank poorly in Forbes’ “Best Countries for Business”

  

  Mercosur full members (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) rank poorly in the Forbes magazine annual Best Countries for Business, with the best listed, Chile and Peru, in positions 24 and 42, out of 134 countries surveyed worldwide.

• Thursday, October 6th 2011 - 17:41 UTC

  ECB takes the first step of an anticipated major effort to bolster EU banks

  

  The European Central Bank is offering new emergency loans to banks to help steady the Euro zone's financial crisis. The new funding, worth about 40bn Euros would enable banks to draw down one-year loans.

• Thursday, October 6th 2011 - 17:06 UTC

  China, the white knight of success, is facing its own debt bubbles

  

  With its deep pockets and buoyant growth, China has been touted as a white knight for the world economy. But fears are growing that the country may face its own debt crisis as its economy shows signs of a slowdown.

• Thursday, October 6th 2011 - 16:59 UTC

  Bank of England agrees to inject £ 75 billion to shield the British economy

  

  The Bank of England will inject 75 billion pounds to shield Britain's economy from the Euro zone debt crisis and keep a faltering recovery going, opting for an early, dramatic move to maximise the impact.

• Thursday, October 6th 2011 - 08:44 UTC

  Latam will try to define a common stance ahead of the G20 summit in France

  

  Latin American countries will be meeting in Uruguay in two weeks time to define a common stance on the international crisis for the coming G20 summit that will be taking place early November in France.

• Thursday, October 6th 2011 - 08:41 UTC

  Fitch warns Latam commodity-exporting countries of a ‘hard-landing’ in China

  

  According to a new special report issued by Fitch Ratings released Wednesday, a potential 'double-dip' in the US or a hard-landing in China would have negative economic implications for Latin American countries.