United States

• Friday, September 5th 2014 - 02:19 UTC

  Bank of England leaves interest rate on hold at 0.5%; eyes set on minutes to be released 09/17

  

  The Bank of England has held UK interest rates at a record low of 0.5% for another month. The size of the Bank's economic stimulus program - quantitative easing - was also unchanged at £375bn.

• Friday, September 5th 2014 - 02:17 UTC

  ECB cuts rates to record low and negative for overnight deposits; Euro/dollar slumps below 1.3

  

  The European Central Bank cut interest rates to new record lows on Thursday, unexpectedly lowering borrowing costs to try to lift inflation from rock-bottom levels (deflation) and support the stagnating euro zone economy. The ECB cut its main refinancing rate to 0.05% from 0.15%.

• Thursday, September 4th 2014 - 05:00 UTC

  Argentina looks to Uruguay to issue sovereign bonds and pay creditors

  

  A former chairman of Argentina's central bank board, Aldo Pignanelli considered neighboring Uruguay could be a “trustworthy” option for Argentina to issue sovereign bonds and pay creditors. Uruguay has an outstanding international reputations regarding abiding by contracts and ensuring legal security, added the Argentine banker.

• Wednesday, September 3rd 2014 - 22:05 UTC

  Soros signals Argentina’s shale is biggest place to be

  

  One of the world’s legendary investors is upping his bet on Argentina’s shale oil and gas industry in a show of confidence for shale production in South America’s largest unconventional prize —and a big boost for both super-majors and smaller players making big waves in the heart of new discovery areas.

• Tuesday, September 2nd 2014 - 07:01 UTC

  Controversy in Uruguay over transfer of Guantanamo prisoners, before or after October election

  

  US ambassador in Montevideo, Julissa Reynoso said that Washington “does not impose a date” for the transfer and arrival of the Guantanamo prison detainees to be accepted by Uruguay, but admitted that the ideal would be for this to happen before the end of President Jose Mujica's mandate next March first.

• Saturday, August 30th 2014 - 08:01 UTC

  Judge Griesa schedules new hearing; Argentina appeals to United Nations on holdout case

  

  The US judge overseeing litigation by Argentina and creditors who did not participate in the country's past debt restructurings scheduled a hearing to assess whether Citigroup Inc (C.N) should be forced to comply with a subpoena.

• Friday, August 29th 2014 - 08:11 UTC

  US economy rebounds strongly in the second quarter: 4.2% annual rate

  

  The US economy rebounded more strongly than initially thought in the second quarter and details of a report on Thursday pointed to sustainable underlying strength. GDP expanded at 4.2% annual rate instead of the previously reported 4.0% pace, the Commerce Department said, reflecting upward revisions to business spending and exports.

• Friday, August 29th 2014 - 08:07 UTC

  Singer extends 'discovery' looking for Argentine assets in Chinese banks

  

  As it did in Nevada and California, a unit of billionaire Paul Singer's Elliott Management, which is Argentina's main holdout creditor, is extending its legal fight with the country to China. NML Capital served subpoenas this week to Bank of China (BOC) and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) in an effort to obtain information on 6.8bn dollars in financing for deals signed by the two countries in July.

• Friday, August 29th 2014 - 05:56 UTC

  Argentina will only negotiate with all bondholders: no more piecemeal debt talks

  

  Argentina's government ruled out further piecemeal debt talks with a small group of U.S. hedge funds (holdouts) and said the country needed to strike a deal with all bondholders including those which have rejected past restructuring agreements as a single group.

• Wednesday, August 27th 2014 - 06:42 UTC

  Singer recruits former Secretary of State Albright for its dispute with Argentina

  

  Billionaire Paul Singer, founder and CEO of hedge fund Elliott Management Corporation has picked up some major political muscle to press his case in the long-running debt battle with Argentina, reports the New York Post.