Economy

• Wednesday, September 4th 2019 - 09:10 UTC

  Bio-fuel controversy: Trump caught between farmers and the oil industry

  

  The American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to reject proposals floated by U.S. farmers and ethanol producers to boost ethanol demand, the latest development in the clash over bio-fuel policy.

• Wednesday, September 4th 2019 - 08:56 UTC

  PM Johnson defeated; parliament now has to decide what's more urgent a vote on Brexit or a snap election

  

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson raised the prospect of a snap election on Tuesday after he suffered a major parliamentary defeat over his Brexit strategy that could delay Britain's exit from the European Union.

• Wednesday, September 4th 2019 - 08:40 UTC

  US/China trade war further escalates; Trump claims Beijing speculating with next year's presidential election

  

  Amid fresh signs his trade wars are rattling the US economy, President Donald Trump on Tuesday sent stern warnings to China, urging the Pacific power not to drag its feet in trade negotiations.

• Wednesday, September 4th 2019 - 07:50 UTC

  Qatar unveils the logo for the 2022 World Cup; emblem displayed in several major cities

  

  Qatar unveiled the logo for the 2022 World Cup which will be hosted by the Gulf emirate by displaying it in public spaces in Doha and cities around the world on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Falklands/Sao Paulo weekly air link with stopover at Cordoba, officially authorized by Argentina: Decree 602/2019

  

  The Argentine government made official the authorization for a second weekly flight between the South American continent and the Falklands Islands, this time to Sao Paulo, Brazil with a stopover once a month, on both ways in the city of Cordoba. This means all is ready for the inauguration.

• Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentina talking with IMF on monetary targets; Central bank insists the country's financial system is “solid”

  

  Argentina’s central bank is talking to the International Monetary Fund about revising its monetary policy target for September, the institution’s president Guido Sandleris told reporters in Buenos Aires on Monday.

• Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  Argentine bonds fall to record lows; long queues to withdraw dollar funds

  

  Argentine bond prices fell to record lows on Monday and the official and black-market pesos diverged after the country imposed capital controls in a bid to stem a currency rout that is sharpening the risk of default.

• Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Brazil's trade surplus of US$ 3.28bn in August and US$ 31.76 in eight months

  

  Brazil posted a trade surplus of US$ 3.28 billion last month, the widest surplus for August since 2017 and almost 20% wider than the US$ 2.28 billion surplus in August last year, the Economy Ministry said.

• Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 - 09:34 UTC

  Brexit: Corbyn says UK needs a general election; ex PM Tony Blair warns of “an elephant trap”

  

  Jeremy Corbyn says the UK “needs” a general election, despite warnings from Tony Blair that it could prove a “trap” for Labour. Mr Corbyn said his “priority” was to work towards blocking a no-deal Brexit, with an election afterwards.

• Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  Decisive debate in UK parliament with a general election 14 October in the cards

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will call an election for Oct 14 if MPs vote against his Brexit strategy, a top official said on Monday on the eve of a parliamentary showdown. MPs from Johnson's own Conservative Party are preparing to join opposition lawmakers in a vote on Tuesday to try to force him to delay Brexit if he cannot strike an agreement with Brussels in the next few weeks.