Economy

• Friday, June 21st 2019 - 09:07 UTC

  EU extends economic sanctions against Russia over Ukraine until February 2020

  

  European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to prolong economic sanctions against Russia over the turmoil in Ukraine until the end of January 2020, a spokesman for the bloc said. The EU first slapped sanctions on Russia after Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in March 2014 and supported rebels fighting Kiev troops in the east of the country. That conflict, which killed 13,000 people, is still simmering.

• Thursday, June 20th 2019 - 21:31 UTC

  United Airlines reaches US$ 1.9bn deal with Embraer involving 39 E-175

  

  United Airlines has signed twenty firm orders for the Brazilian manufacturer Embraer E-175, which is configured to seat 70 passengers, with an option to acquire 19 more E-175. Total value of the order was put at US$ 1.9 billion, based on the current list price for the aircraft.

• Thursday, June 20th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Bolsonaro insists with private savings accounts for the pensions' reform

  

  Brazil’s congressional committee on pension reform began debating a revised bill, as president Jair Bolsonaro urged lawmakers to rethink their move to drop his plan to introduce a retirement system based on private savings accounts.

• Thursday, June 20th 2019 - 09:46 UTC

  Unemployment in Argentina jumps to 10.1% in the first quarter of 2019

  

  Argentina's unemployment rate rose to 10.1% in the first quarter from 9.1% in the first three months of last year, the official INDEC statistics agency said. This is the highest level since current president Mauricio Macri took office, and the worst in thirteen years.

• Thursday, June 20th 2019 - 09:44 UTC

  Argentina's economy contracted 5,8% during the first quarter of 2019

  

  Argentina’s economy contracted 5.8% in the first quarter of 2019, the country’s statistics agency said on Wednesday, a reflection of the biting recession that has hammered domestic consumption and production.

• Thursday, June 20th 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  Vale resumes full operations at Brucutu mine easing pressure on iron ore markets

  

  Brazilian miner Vale SA said on Wednesday that it will fully resume operations at its Brucutu mine within 72 hours after an appeals court overturned an earlier ruling that halted processing because of concern about the safety of a nearby dam.

• Thursday, June 20th 2019 - 09:00 UTC

  Divided Fed says no rates changes until 2020; criticism from Trump expected

  

  A divided Federal Reserve held the line on interest rates Wednesday and indicated formally that no cuts are coming in 2019. The decision came amid divisions over what is ahead and still leaves open the possibility that policy loosening could happen before the end of the year depending on how conditions unfold.

• Thursday, June 20th 2019 - 08:50 UTC

  Brazil central bank leaves benchmark rate at 6.50%; forecasts of 5.50% by December

  

  Brazil’s central bank held its benchmark interest rate at a record-low 6.50% on Wednesday, as expected, holding back from signalling looser policy because of doubts on economic reforms. The scenario outlined by policymakers was one of anaemic economic growth and high levels of economic slack putting downward pressure on inflation at home, plus the prospect of interest rates coming down in major developed economies.

• Wednesday, June 19th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Latam stocks and currencies surged on Tuesday on favorable global news

  

  Latin American stocks and currencies surged on Tuesday with a dovish boost from the European Central Bank and positive headlines from the U.S.-China trade tensions boosting sentiment.

• Wednesday, June 19th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Sao Paulo court accepts Odebrecht recovery procedure; debts amount to US$ 22.3bn

  

  A court in Sao Paulo on Tuesday accepted a request by Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht to begin a corporate recovery procedure aimed at fending off bankruptcy at the scandal-tainted group.