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Tuesday, March 10th 2020 - 08:15 UTC
Black Monday cocktail: oil price war and coronavirus trigger market panic

World oil prices crashed on Monday, fuelling a vicious selloff on stock markets that were already buckling from the spreading coronavirus outbreak. Stocks tanked as the global oil market nosedived 30% at one stage after top exporter Saudi Arabia slashed the prices it charges customers following a bust-up with Russia over crude production cuts.
Tuesday, March 10th 2020 - 08:13 UTC
Donald Trump talks to Uruguayan president Lacalle Pou

Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou had his first contact with US President Donald Trump last Saturday, reported White House, special advisor, Judd Deere in a tweet.
Tuesday, March 10th 2020 - 08:10 UTC
Coronavirus overshadowing Trump's optimism with the economy and reelection campaign

Concern that president Donald Trump himself could be exposed to the coronavirus through contact with two Republican lawmakers loomed on Monday, on a day when US stocks plummeted, feeding growing national anxiety. Trump, who flew back to Washington after a weekend golfing at his Florida resort and having dinner with Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro, has spent weeks dismissing the seriousness of the threat.
Monday, March 9th 2020 - 08:54 UTC
Trump and Bolsonaro discuss Venezuela and a bilateral trade accord

United States President Donald Trump hosted Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro for dinner at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Saturday, where the two leaders discussed the U.S.-led effort to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and spoke about a future trade deal.
Monday, March 9th 2020 - 08:53 UTC
Joint Statement from president Trump and president Bolsonaro

Today (Saturday 7 March) , President Donald J. Trump and President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil reaffirmed the strategic alliance between the United States and Brazil, deepening the partnership between their two countries. The two leaders focused on increasing economic prosperity, strengthening democracy, and promoting peace and security.
Saturday, March 7th 2020 - 06:40 UTC
Trump receives Bolsonaro for dinner at the president's Mar-a-Lago resort

US President Donald Trump will meet with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Florida on Saturday to discuss trade, infrastructure, Venezuela and the Middle East, the White House said in a statement on Friday.
Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 08:05 UTC
US Congress farm lobby warns Trump on “mini-trade deals” that do not include agriculture

The Trump administration would face resistance from the U.S. Congress if it tried to push through a mini trade deal with the European Union that did not include agriculture, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said on Wednesday.
Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 07:58 UTC
Covid-19 deaths in US reach 11; California declares emergency and Congress agrees on US$ 8bn to fight the disease

The death toll in the United States from the novel coronavirus rose to 11 on Wednesday, as lawmakers in Congress agreed to provide more than US$8 billion to fight the rapidly spreading disease.
Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 07:50 UTC
Billionaire Bloomberg steps down and endorses Joe Biden in Democrat primaries

Billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg ended his US presidential campaign on Wednesday and endorsed new Democratic front-runner Joe Biden, whose campaign for the White House streaked ahead with a string of electoral victories on Super Tuesday.
Wednesday, March 4th 2020 - 07:18 UTC
US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin strongly supported Fed's decision to cut rates

United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told lawmakers on Tuesday that he supported the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut rates in a bid to support the economy amid the coronavirus outbreak.