Tag: COVID-19

• Thursday, December 16th 2021 - 09:43 UTC

  What is the Federal Reserve tapering; the end of rock bottom interest rates?

  

  By Edouard Wemy – Tapering refers to the Federal Reserve policy of unwinding the massive purchases of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities it’s been making to shore up the economy during the pandemic.

• Thursday, December 16th 2021 - 09:34 UTC

  Magallanes reports 32 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths

  

  The Chilean Ministry of Health Office in the extreme south Magallanes Region regretted the death of two patients diagnosed with Covid-19 at the Magallanes Clinic Hospital, a 79-year lady and a man of 64.

• Thursday, December 16th 2021 - 09:28 UTC

  FOMC Release, 15 December

  

  The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals.

• Wednesday, December 15th 2021 - 09:38 UTC

  Putin eyes ruble-peso scheme with Argentina to drop US dollar in bilateral trade

  

  Russian officials who met last week with Argentine economy authorities have reportedly conveyed a proposal from President Vladimir Putin's Government to drop the US dollar and hold bilateral trade operations through a conversion scheme between rubles and pesos.

• Wednesday, December 15th 2021 - 09:07 UTC

  UK gets COVID-19 measures passed thanks to Labour and despite Tory rebellion

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson got his new batch of restrictive measures against COVID-19 approved but to achieve that he had to overcome fierce resistance from almost 100 MPs from his Tory ranks.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2021 - 23:07 UTC

  Argentine province of Córdoba fears 90 cases of Omicron strain

  

  Health authorities in the Argentine province of Córdoba Tuesday said 90 high school graduates had caught COVID-19 during a party, while around 800 people have been isolated out of fear all cases might correspond to the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  Brazil's STF rules proof of vaccination be required to foreign travelers

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) has ruled over the weekend in favor of a request filed by the opposition to make proof of vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for all incoming foreign travelers, against the wishes of President Jair Bolsonaro.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2021 - 09:17 UTC

  UN launches US$ 1,79 billion Refugee Response Plan to support six million Venezuelans

  

  The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, have launched a US$ 1.79 billion regional plan to support the increasing needs of refugees and migrants from Venezuela and their host communities across 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2021 - 08:50 UTC

  Runasur cancels Cusco Summit citing COVID-19 concerns

  

  The organization of alleged native South Americans Runasur, headed by former Bolivian President Evo Morales (2006-2019), Monday announced the suspension of its forum scheduled for Dec. 20 and 21 at the Peruvian city of Cusco, citing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus Omicron variant.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2021 - 07:21 UTC

  PM Johnson and NHS chief call on volunteers to help with the booster campaign

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and NHS Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard have joined forces to issue a rallying cry for thousands of volunteers to come forward and support the NHS booster campaign.