Politics

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.
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 - 09:47 UTC
Polls bash Bolsonaro: 38% say the president is doing “a bad or terrible job”

Brazilians saying that President Jair Bolsonaro is doing a “bad or terrible” job rose to 38% from 33% previously, in the first major poll since the government faced global outcry over its handling of record fires in the Amazon rainforest.
Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 - 09:47 UTC
Argentine opposition candidate Fernandez visiting Spain and Portugal

The leader of the Argentine opposition and favorite to become the next president in October's election is currently spending time in Spain and Portugal where he has an academic, political and rest and recover agenda, which begins this Tuesday at the Camilo Cela José University with a conference on politics and voters, “a perspective from the electoral campaigns”.
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.