Tag: United States

Tuesday, September 13th 2016 - 11:16 UTC
Fed expected to keep cautious approach to interest rates next week

North American stock markets rallied today after a U.S. Federal Reserve official hinted that the central bank remains cautious about interest rate hikes. Fed governor Lael Brainard said the risk with raising rates too soon is that it could damage the fragile economy.
Tuesday, September 13th 2016 - 10:44 UTC
First OAS Electoral Observation Mission to the US next November 8

The former president of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, will head the first Electoral Observation Mission that the OAS will deploy to the United States and that will observe the upcoming November 8 elections.
Monday, September 12th 2016 - 07:07 UTC
Hillary's pneumonia puts US presidential candidates' medical records on the campaign debate

United States presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's personal doctor revealed on Sunday that he Democratic nominee was diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday, hours after Clinton drew attention for abruptly leaving a 9/11 memorial event at Ground Zero and was seen on video apparently being assisted getting into a van.
Monday, September 5th 2016 - 08:58 UTC
US economy adds more jobs in August, but not as many as expected

The expanding US economy added another 151,000 jobs in August, according to the US Labor Department, while the unemployment rate stayed at 4.9%. The number of extra jobs was sharply down from an upwardly revised July figure of 275,000. It was also a smaller rise than the average monthly increase of 204,000 seen during the previous 12 months.
Thursday, September 1st 2016 - 10:45 UTC
First US commercial flight lands in Cuba in more than half a century

United States Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx stepped onto Cuban soil from the first U.S. commercial flight to the island nation in more than half a century on Wednesday, a JetBlue Airways flight from Florida, marking a big step in restoring normal relations between the U.S. and Cuba.
Thursday, September 1st 2016 - 07:35 UTC
Guantanamo Bay inmate is back in Uruguay following his arrest in Venezuela

A former Guantanamo Bay inmate who was resettled in Uruguay and then arrested in Venezuela after going missing has been sent back to Uruguay, officials announced in Montevideo. Syrian Jihad Diyab, 45, who was resettled in Uruguay as a refugee in 2014 -- was jailed at the headquarters of the Venezuelan secret police after going off the radar in Uruguay then traveling to Venezuela, apparently evading border control.
Monday, August 29th 2016 - 04:27 UTC
Obama creates largest protected marine area in Hawaii

United States President Barack Obama will dramatically expand the Papahnaumokuakea Marine National Monument off the coast of Hawaii on Friday, the White House said, an action that will ban commercial fishing from more than 1.5 million sq km of the Pacific Ocean.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2016 - 09:03 UTC
Fed vice-president optimistic about US economy employment and inflation targets

The Federal Reserve is close to hitting its targets for US employment and 2% inflation, according to the central bank's vice chairman, Stanley Fischer. In a speech in Colorado, the Fed's number two policymaker was upbeat about the economy's recovery and prospects.
Friday, August 19th 2016 - 10:39 UTC
Trump overhauls campaign team to try and reverse poor opinion polls

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump overhauled his presidential campaign team for the second time in less than two months, hiring the head of a conservative news website to bolster his combative image and try to reverse poor opinion poll numbers. Trump named Steve Bannon, head of the Breitbart News website, as campaign chief executive officer, a new position.
Wednesday, August 17th 2016 - 04:47 UTC
Fifteen Guantanamo prisoners transferred to the United Arab Emirates

Fifteen prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have been transferred to the United Arab Emirates — the largest single release of the Obama administration. The population of the military prison in Cuba is now down to 61.