United States

• Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 07:53 UTC

  US economy creates less jobs than forecasted in May; unemployment remains at its lowest in 50 years

  

  
The US economy created far fewer jobs than expected last month and wages also rose less than forecast. Some 75,000 jobs were created in May rather than the 185,000 expected by analysts, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.

• Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 07:42 UTC

  Putin and Xi call for a rethinking of the US dollar role in global trade

  

  China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin hit back at US global economic dominance on Friday as they took the stage together at Russia's showcase business forum.

• Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 07:35 UTC

  Trump suspends tariffs following Mexico's agreement on illegal immigration

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he has indefinitely suspended the threat of tariffs against Mexico after reaching “a signed agreement” on immigration.

• Friday, June 7th 2019 - 09:47 UTC

  Macron and Trump pay tribute to Allied forces who led the invasion of Normandy to end the war

  

  President Donald Trump travelled to Normandy on Thursday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day and pay tribute to American and allied forces who led the invasion of Nazi-occupied France that was the turning point in World War II.

• Friday, June 7th 2019 - 08:42 UTC

  Mexican soldiers blocking migrants as they cross the border from Guatemala

  

  Mexican soldiers, armed police and migration officials blocked hundreds of migrants after they crossed the border from Guatemala in a caravan into southern Mexico, and detained dozens of them, a witness from a migrant aid group and an official said.

• Thursday, June 6th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Trump administration clamps down on US tourist visits to Cuba: cruise industry in shock

  

  The Trump administration clamped down on US tourist visits to Cuba on Tuesday, aiming to cut the flow of dollars to a country that Washington accuses of helping prop up Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

• Thursday, June 6th 2019 - 09:22 UTC

  Huawei rejected by the West signs a deal with Russia's telecoms

  

  China's Huawei, considered a security threat in the United States, on Wednesday signed a deal with Russian telecoms company MTS to develop a 5G network in the country over the next year, The agreement was signed on the sidelines of a meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

• Thursday, June 6th 2019 - 08:05 UTC

  Campaign to end “circus-style” shows with dolphins at theme parks

  

  After the documentary film Blackfish galvanized a movement to end SeaWorld's killer whale performances, animal rights activists on Wednesday called for an end to “circus-style” dolphin shows at the theme parks.

• Wednesday, June 5th 2019 - 10:50 UTC

  PDVSA: Venezuelan oil exports fall 17% in May

  

  Venezuelan oil exports fell by 17% in May compared to April, due to the difficulty to sell barrels of heavy crude oil that US refiners used to buy and process before the sanctions imposed on the Nicolás Maduro government, reported Reuters.

• Wednesday, June 5th 2019 - 09:41 UTC

  Federal Reserve prepared to cut rates if trade conflicts threaten US economy

  

  Chairman Jerome Powell said on Tuesday that the Federal Reserve is prepared to respond if it decides the Trump administration's trade conflicts are threatening the U.S. economy. Investors read his remarks as a signal that the Fed will likely cut interest rates later this year.