Tag: US

• Saturday, December 15th 2018 - 09:20 UTC

  Investigation into the death of Guatemalan child in the custody of US Border Patrol

  

  An investigation has been launched after a seven-year-old girl died while in the custody of the US Border Patrol. The Guatemalan child, named as Jakelin Caal Maquin, was detained last week after crossing the US-Mexico border with her father, officials say.

• Friday, December 14th 2018 - 09:39 UTC

  Venezuelan Foreign Minister formalises complaint against US Chargé d'Affaires

  

  Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza Thursday handed an official note of protest to the Chargé d'Affaires of the United States in Caracas -James Story- against the coup d'état and assassination plan against President Nicolás Maduro Moros, it was announced.

• Friday, December 14th 2018 - 09:03 UTC

  ECB confirms it's ending the massive bond-buying scheme

  

  The European Central Bank has confirmed it is ending its huge net asset purchase program to stimulate the Eurozone economy this month. The ECB has stopped its bond-buying scheme, worth €30bn a month, despite a recent slowdown in the bloc's recovery.

• Tuesday, December 4th 2018 - 09:04 UTC

  Brazil increasing ethanol capacity because of depressed global sugar prices

  

  Brazilian sugar companies are increasing their capacity to produce ethanol in the face of depressed global sugar prices and government policies expected to boost demand for the biofuel. A shift to ethanol in the 2018-19 season slashed Brazil’s sugar output by 9 million tons to a 12-year low and more switching to the biofuel next season could help to wipe out a global surplus weighing on sugar prices.

• Monday, November 5th 2018 - 08:50 UTC

  Pompeo defends sanctions on Iran, “the toughest ever”, but eight countries will enjoy waivers

  

  United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday defended the White House’s move last week to reimpose sanctions against Iran amid criticism from some conservatives that the action does not go far enough to cripple the country’s economy.

• Wednesday, October 31st 2018 - 14:12 UTC

  US Treasury: Maduro's Venezuela an economic, environmental threat to the region

  

  The United States Treasury Department's assistant secretary for terrorist financing has said Venezuela was a clear threat to regional stability and warned that the economic collapse of Nicolás Maduro's government could drag down Brazil, Argentina and Colombia, all key US allies.

• Thursday, October 25th 2018 - 08:16 UTC

  US ex presidents, prominent Democrats and CNN targets with explosive devices

  

  Suspected explosive devices were sent to former United States president Barack Obama, defeated presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, New York governor Andres Cuomo and to a building housing CNN's New York bureau, less than 24 hours apart and less than two weeks before key US midterm elections, officials confirmed on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, October 24th 2018 - 08:55 UTC

  Trump-Xi summit in Buenos Aires next month announced the White House

  

  President Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will meet at the G-20 summit in Argentina next month, the White House announced on Tuesday, amid an escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies. The G-20 Summit, comprising top 20 economies of the world, including India, is scheduled to take place in Buenos Aires in Argentine on November 30 and December 1.

• Wednesday, October 24th 2018 - 08:34 UTC

  Trump again bashes the Fed, saying it posed the biggest risk to the US economy

  

  United States president Donald Trump has sharpened his attacks on the Federal Reserve, saying it posed the biggest risk to the US economy. He also targeted Fed chairman Jerome Powell, telling the Wall Street Journal he seemed “happy” to be raising interest rates.

• Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 08:31 UTC

  United States 2018 federal budget deficit at its highest since 2012: US$ 779bn

  

  The United States federal budget deficit rose in fiscal 2018 to the highest level in six years as spending climbed, the Trump administration said. The deficit jumped to US$ 779 billion, US$ 113 billion or 17% higher than the previous fiscal period, according to a statement from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney.