Tag: United States

• Saturday, June 20th 2015 - 00:24 UTC

  Obama and Democrats support Pope's climate message, but Republicans dissented

  

  The Obama administration and congressional Democrats welcomed Pope Francis' call for sweeping action against climate change Thursday, but the pontiff's message was swiftly dismissed by GOP lawmakers.

• Thursday, June 18th 2015 - 06:58 UTC

  Fed ready for interest rate hike, but precise timing depends on jobs and inflation

  

  Citing an improving economy, the Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday it is most probably on track to raise historically low interest rates as early as September, but that rates are likely to climb more gradually than it previously

• Tuesday, June 16th 2015 - 05:06 UTC

  Jeb Bush aims the White House presenting himself as an anti-Washington figure

  

  Former Florida governor Jeb Bush vowed to fix a dysfunctional Washington as he began his US presidential bid with an attempt to move out of the shadow of the White House legacies left by his father and brother.

• Monday, June 15th 2015 - 06:29 UTC

  Falkland Islands receives US support on the issue of “self determination”

  

  Falkland Islands' elected lawmakers received assurances in Washington that US neutrality in the sovereign dispute with Argentina does not imply any denial of the Falkland Islanders right to self determination.

• Monday, June 15th 2015 - 06:14 UTC

  Strong Falklands' supporter and former US Congress member receives OBE

  

  Former United States Representative Thomas E. Petri was formally presented with the insignia recognizing his appointment as an honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire during a ceremony June 11 at the British Ambassador’s Residence in Washington, D.C.

• Saturday, June 13th 2015 - 07:34 UTC

  Democrats strike stunning blow to President Obama's free-trade agenda

  

  The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday dealt a stunning blow to President Barack Obama’s free-trade agenda. A large number of Democrats in the House defied their fellow Democratic president to defeat a critical part of a legislative package, Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), which would have provided aid to US workers who might lose their jobs if a major Asia-Pacific trade agreement is forged.

• Monday, June 8th 2015 - 08:51 UTC

  Obama presses Cameron on defense expenditure and remaining in the EU

  

  Barack Obama has pressed David Cameron to maintain Britain's commitment to meeting the NATO target of spending 2% of GDP on defense. In talks at the G7 summit in Germany, the US President also said he was “looking forward” to Britain remaining in the European Union.

• Saturday, June 6th 2015 - 08:24 UTC

  US unemployment in May ups to 5.5%, as more people look for jobs

  

  The US economy added 280,000 jobs in May, the US Labor Department has said. The increase was more than analysts had expected and the biggest this year and was described as “encouraging”.

• Friday, June 5th 2015 - 06:22 UTC

  IMF calls on the Fed to keep rates on hold until first half of 2016

  

  The International Monetary Fund urged the Federal Reserve to wait until the first half of 2016 to start raising short-term interest rates because the US economy remains subpar. In its annual checkup of the US economy released Thursday, the IMF said “the underpinnings for continued growth and job creation remain in place.”

• Wednesday, June 3rd 2015 - 08:07 UTC

  Obama signs bill that limits phone data collection by government

  

  The US Senate has voted to limit the government's ability to collect phone data, a policy that had been in place since the attacks of 11 September 2001. The USA Freedom Act extends the government's ability to collect large amounts of data, but with restrictions.