International

Wednesday, February 21st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
US inflation surprises with 0.2% increase in January

United States consumer prices increased 0.2% in January pushed by rising medical and food costs despite a fall in energy prices, reports the US Department of Labor
Tuesday, February 20th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Europeans prefer “relaxed and optimistic” Spain to work

Spain has become the most popular destination for Europeans thinking of working abroad, ahead of the UK according to a Financial Times/Harris poll taken in five European countries.
Tuesday, February 20th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Australia's summer crop production slashed 60%

Australia's summer crop production is forecast to fall by nearly 60% in 2006-07 as most of the main growing areas in southern Queensland, northern New South Wales and the Riverina remain in the grip of drought, the February issue of ABARE (Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics) Australian Crop Report reveals.
Saturday, February 17th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
US calls on India and China to help boost global trade

Emerging economies such as India and China bear special responsibility to lower trade and investment barriers to help global expansion, said on Friday a senior U.S. Treasury Department official.
Friday, February 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chirac caustic about Spanish legacy in the Americas

French president Jacques Chirac considers the discovery of America as “not a great moment of history”, and thus not susceptible to be celebrated, and he is inclined to attribute the discovery of the new world to Vikings and not to Christopher Columbus.
Thursday, February 15th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
United Nations launches new radiation warning symbol

A skull and crossbones, a running person and radiating ionizing waves, all on a deep red triangle, joined other more common warning symbols today as part of a United Nations effort to reduce needless deaths and serious injuries from accidental exposure to large radioactive sources such as food irradiation and cancer therapy equipment.
Wednesday, February 14th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
US trade deficit in 2006 remained at 5.8% of GDP

The United States trade deficit rose 6.5% last year reaching a new record high of 763.6 billion US dollars reported Tuesday the US Department of Commerce.
Wednesday, February 14th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
British, Hungarian bird flu outbreaks linked

Tests on H5N1 bird flu viruses found in Britain and Hungary showed they were genetically almost identical and the most likely transmission route was from poultry to poultry, Britain said yesterday.
Wednesday, February 14th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Bank of England hits of new interest rates rise

The Bank of England has hinted that it is likely that interest rates will need to be increased once more to keep inflation in check, although analysts do not expect any rise to be imminent.
The Bank's latest inflation report forecasts that consumer price inflation would continue to exceed the 2% target if rates stayed at 5.25%.
Wednesday, February 14th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Strong stock markets reactions to Fed's forecasts

Stock markets in New York and most of Latinamerica set new record gains on Wednesday following US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke statements that the US economy should grow modestly in 2007 despite a slowdown in housing.