United States

• Saturday, January 19th 2019 - 09:36 UTC

  Brazil plans a self-monitoring system for food processors, despite a non-encouraging record

  

  Brazil is moving toward a self-monitoring system for food processors, Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias said on Friday, including meatpackers still recovering from an inspection scandal that hurt trade with key markets. Dias said in an interview that Brazil's new business-friendly government plans to send draft legislation on self-monitoring to Congress in the first half of this year.

• Friday, January 18th 2019 - 09:23 UTC

  US investigating China's Huawei for “stealing trade secrets” from American partners

  

  The United States is reportedly investigating Huawei for “stealing trade secrets” from American business partners in the latest action against the Chinese technology giant. The criminal inquiry was first reported by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

• Friday, January 18th 2019 - 09:16 UTC

  Spanish fishing industry faces dramatic consequences with a no-deal Brexit

  

  Spain's Agriculture, Fisheries and Food minister Luis Planas admitted the fishing industry could suffer “dramatic consequences” with a no-deal Brexit, one of several options after this week's parliament events in London. Minister Planas had revealed that in the case of a hard-Brexit, all Spanish fishing vessels will have to immediately abandon United Kingdom waters immediately.

• Friday, January 18th 2019 - 08:55 UTC

  Border wall tit-for-tat: Trump halts Pelosi's trip to Afghanistan by denying military aircraft

  

  President Donald Trump has postponed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's upcoming trip to Brussels and Afghanistan, asking her to stay to negotiate an end to the partial US government shutdown.

• Thursday, January 17th 2019 - 09:53 UTC

  Brazil plans to eliminate visitor visas for US citizens to promote tourism

  

  Brazil plans to eliminate visitor visas for Americans, the country's tourism minister said on Wednesday, as President Jair Bolsonaro seeks to turn around the lagging tourism sector and engineer cosier relations with the United States.

• Thursday, January 17th 2019 - 09:12 UTC

  Shutdown: Pelosi asks Trump to postpone State of the Union speech to Congress or deliver it by writing

  

  Democrats have asked President Donald Trump to postpone a speech to Congress, arguing security cannot be guaranteed due to the government shutdown. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said in a letter to Mr Trump that he should deliver the speech in writing instead unless federal agencies reopen.

• 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.

• Tuesday, January 15th 2019 - 08:41 UTC

  China's trade figures point reveals a strong weakening of the economy, and global demand

  

  Chinese exports saw the steepest fall for two years in December, according to the latest trade figures. Exports from China fell 4.4% last month compared with the year before, while imports fell 7.6%. The figures indicate a further weakening in the strength of the world's second biggest economy and sent Asian stock markets lower on Monday.

• Monday, January 14th 2019 - 08:52 UTC

  As US government shutdown breaks record, Senator close to Trump calls for dialogue

  

  A senior US Republican has urged President Donald Trump to temporarily reopen parts of the government shut down for more than three weeks. Senator Lindsey Graham, who is close to Mr Trump, said a limited re-opening of a few weeks would allow talks to resume between Republicans and Democrats.

• Friday, January 11th 2019 - 12:43 UTC

  Trump campaigns for The Wall, steel or concrete, along the Mexican border

  

  President Donald Trump warned of murderers and gangsters spreading across the country during a visit to the US-Mexican border on Thursday to push his demand for a multi-billion dollar wall. Trump used the backdrop of the Rio Grande border river at McAllen, Texas, to ramp up what has already turned into a hugely messy political fight with Democratic opponents, resulting in the shutdown of swaths of the US government.