Tag: US

Saturday, March 2nd 2019 - 08:35 UTC
UK will not lower its food standards to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with US

The UK will not lower food standards to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with the US, the government says. It comes after Washington published its objectives for a US-UK trade pact. The US wants “comprehensive market access” for its farmers' products that would see more US-made food on British supermarket shelves.
Monday, February 25th 2019 - 09:31 UTC
Vice president Mike Pence to announce “clear actions” on Venezuela

US Vice President Mike Pence is set to announce “concrete steps” and “clear actions” to address the Venezuela crisis when he meets this Monday with regional leaders in Bogota, Colombia, a senior US administration official said.
Thursday, February 21st 2019 - 09:09 UTC
Maduro's regime closes air and sea traffic from Caribbean islands to block humanitarian aid

Venezuela’s government said on Wednesday that it was closing its border to air and sea traffic from three Caribbean islands in an effort to block aid shipments to the country organized by the Venezuelan opposition.
Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 08:55 UTC
Senator Sanders launches his second bid for the White House calling Trump a “racist and pathological liar”

Senator Bernie Sanders launched his second bid for the White House on Tuesday taking direct aim at Donald Trump in an announcement that called the incumbent a “racist” and a “pathological liar.” Sanders, 77, joins an already crowded field of candidates vying for the Democratic nomination to run against Trump in 2020.
Friday, February 15th 2019 - 08:27 UTC
Trump ready to declare a national emergency to fund border wall: “lawless act”, warn Democrats

US President Donald Trump is to declare a national emergency to fund his planned border wall with Mexico, the White House has said. He will sign a border security bill to avert a government shutdown - but also act to bypass Congress and use military funds for the wall, a statement said.
Thursday, February 14th 2019 - 10:22 UTC
US/China trade talks take off in Beijing with much expectations

United States and Chinese negotiators kicked off two days of official trade talks in Beijing on Thursday as the world's top two economies try to patch up their festering economic dispute. Pressure to seal an accord ahead of a March deadline lessened before the talks as US President Donald Trump indicated on Tuesday in Washington he was open to extending a trade truce, depending on progress in Beijing.
Tuesday, February 5th 2019 - 09:35 UTC
Trump's pick for the World Bank, a skeptic of multilateral institutions

The Trump administration has notified World Bank shareholders that President Donald Trump intends to pick senior Treasury Department official David Malpass as the U.S. nominee to lead the development lender, people familiar with the decision said on Monday.
Wednesday, January 30th 2019 - 08:54 UTC
Latin American markets outperform world stocks struggling over US/China trade talks

Latin American stocks rose on Tuesday, outperforming world stocks that struggled to hold gains ahead of keenly awaited U.S.-Sino trade talks, earnings of top technology companies and an impending U.S. Federal Reserve decision on interest rates.
Friday, January 25th 2019 - 09:06 UTC
Goldman Sachs chief concerned with Brexit, but the main worry in China/US trade dispute

The new chief executive of Goldman Sachs says that a “difficult” Brexit will negatively affect its investment plans in the UK. David Solomon told the BBC that while there has been a hiring freeze in the UK, the bank has been adding staff in the EU over the last two years.
Tuesday, January 15th 2019 - 08:52 UTC
Auto industry calls on Trump and Congress to end government shutdown

Leading automakers on Monday called on the Trump administration and Congress to resolve trade disputes, and end the US government shutdown, saying political uncertainty is costing the industry, Reuters reports.