Mercosur

• Wednesday, July 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  China opens market to Argentine beef and poultry

  China opened its market to Argentine beef and poultry following the certification of several plants which Buenos Aires hopes will further boost bilateral trade.

• Wednesday, July 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Oil companies want to discuss taxes with Bolivia

  Three multinational corporations that hold concessions over nearly 63% of Bolivia's massive proven reserves of natural gas requested formal talks with the government to discuss the country's new hydrocarbons legislation which significantly boosts levies.

• Wednesday, July 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  New EU-Mercosur target: Vienna May 2006

  European Union Foreign Affairs Commissar Benita Ferrero-Waldner called for a resumption of bilateral talks with Mercosur and strong political will “from both sides” so as to achieve an agreement next year in Vienna.

• Wednesday, July 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Real reaches new appreciation peak

  Brazil's Real has little changed from its near three-year high on expectations of rising commodity prices and demand from abroad which will help South America's largest economy produce a record trade surplus.

• Wednesday, July 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Soaring oil prices may top US$61 a barrel

  Crude oil futures shot up nearly US$2 to target US$61 a barrel yesterday, as another storm inflamed fears of more supply snags in the Gulf of Mexico and a major oil company reported damage to a platform in the region.

• Wednesday, July 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  UK businesses bounce back after London bombs

  Hotels, restaurants and other British businesses said yesterday that takings were making a surprising recovery just five days after fatal attacks on London.

• Wednesday, July 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Former vice-president candidate to replace Bielsa

  Carlos Alvarez, former Argentine vice-president of the ousted Fernando de la Rua administration is mentioned as the candidate to replace Rafael Bielsa in Foreign Affairs if he manages to be elected Deputy for the city of Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, July 12th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Four year low US unemployment, 5%

  United States companies created 146,000 jobs last June, below Wall Street expectations, but the unemployment index dropped to a four year low of 5%.

• Tuesday, July 12th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Fed anticipates further increase in interest rates

  Richmond Federal Reserve president Jeffrey Lacker said it was too soon to anticipate when the United States central bank would interrupt the current higher interest rates tendency and on the contrary suggested further increases.

• Tuesday, July 12th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  An 8 million US dollars Brazilian bishop

  The Brazilian federal police arrested Monday a Congressman and several members of the Universal Church who were about to take off in a private plane from Brasilia airport carrying luggage stuffed with millions of US dollars.