United States

• Saturday, March 23rd 2019 - 09:24 UTC

  IADB annual meeting cancelled after China refused to allow a Venezuelan opposition representative attend

  

  The Inter-American Development Bank on Friday called off next week’s meeting of its 48 member countries in China after Beijing refused to allow a representative of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to attend.

• Saturday, March 23rd 2019 - 09:09 UTC

  UK and US markets tumble on fears of a global slowdown

  

  Markets in the UK and US have tumbled with analysts attributing the drop to growing fears of a global slowdown. The FTSE 100 saw its worst day of trading this year, closing 2% lower. In the US, the three main indexes ended between 1.9% and 2.5% lower.

• Saturday, March 23rd 2019 - 08:50 UTC

  Philip Morris Canadian branch on creditor protection following a Quebec class action ruling

  

  Philip Morris International Inc on Friday said its Canadian unit, Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc (RBH), was granted creditor protection, following a tobacco class action ruling in Quebec earlier this month.

• Friday, March 22nd 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  FBI joins investigation into Boeing's safety and certification procedures

  

  FAA Nominee Steve Dickson formerly a Delta Airlines executive,  should get a prompt confirmation hearing before the U.S Senate,” stated Paul Hudson, of FlyersRights.org and longtime member of the FAA Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC).

• Friday, March 22nd 2019 - 09:22 UTC

  Indonesian airline seeking to scrap 49 Boeing 737 Max8 jets order

  

  Garuda Indonesia is seeking to scrap its multi-billion dollar order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets after the plane was involved in two fatal crashes. The move is thought to be the first formal cancellation of an order for the aircraft. A Garuda spokesperson said passengers had “lost trust” in the plane.

• Friday, March 22nd 2019 - 08:52 UTC

  Brazil farm minister not satisfied with US promises of market opening for fresh beef

  

  Brazil’s farm minister said that a U.S. agreement to conduct further inspections on the country’s meatpacking system is a step toward reopening the United States to fresh Brazilian beef, but is not sufficient.

• Friday, March 22nd 2019 - 08:41 UTC

  US threatens to pull out of IADB meeting in China if Guaidó's representative is not allowed to attend

  

  The United States on Thursday threatened to pull out of the annual meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank in China next week if Beijing refuses to allow a representative of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to attend.

• Friday, March 22nd 2019 - 08:34 UTC

  Another Trump bombshell: US should back Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States should back Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, seized from Syria in 1967. The dramatic shift mirrors Trump’s decision in December 2017 to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to move the U.S. Embassy to the city, which delighted Israel but infuriated Palestinians and many Arab political and religious leaders.

• Friday, March 22nd 2019 - 08:29 UTC

  What new WTO and OECD status would mean for Brazil

  

  Brazil’s agreement with the United States to forgo special treatment by the World Trade Organization (WTO) would apply only to future negotiations within the multilateral trade body, Director General Roberto Azevedo said on Wednesday.

• Thursday, March 21st 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Fed confirms it does not expect to raise interest rates in 2019

  

  The US Federal Reserve does not expect to raise interest rates for the rest of 2019 amid slower economic growth. After a two-day meeting, monetary policymakers voted unanimously to keep the US interest rate range between 2.25%-2.5%.