United States

• Wednesday, July 9th 2014 - 08:21 UTC

  Kicillof blasts holdouts: “they never negotiated or lent money to Argentina”

  

  Argentine Economy minister Axel Kicillof responded fiercely to criticisms directed at him and the Argentine government by Elliott Management portfolio manager Jay Newman, reminding the representative of the holdout investors that they have never lent a cent to Argentina.

• Wednesday, July 9th 2014 - 08:14 UTC

  Mediator Pollack will receive Argentine delegation Friday in follow up meeting

  

  Argentina confirmed on Tuesday that the delegation headed by Economy Minister Axel Kicillof will continue talks with mediation Daniel Pollack, next Friday in New York, a 'follow up' of Monday's first appointment.

• Wednesday, July 9th 2014 - 08:00 UTC

  Kerry wishes the Argentine team 'good luck' in the World Cup

  

  US Secretary of State John Kerry congratulated the people of Argentina on the country’s Independence Day on July 9 and wished the national team good luck in Brazil’s World Cup.

• Tuesday, July 8th 2014 - 08:33 UTC

  EU holders of restructured Argentine bonds begin court actions in Belgium

  

  Holders of restructured Argentine bonds took to Belgian courts against Euroclear and the Bank of New York last week over their failure to pay out Argentina’s deposit, newspaper Tiempo Argentino (*) reported, citing court documents signed by the funds’ legal counsel.

• Tuesday, July 8th 2014 - 08:20 UTC

  Leading holdout hedge fund willing to give Argentina more time to negotiate

  

  Elliott Management portfolio manager Jay Newman has revealed that the holdout hedge fund would be willing to give the Argentine government more time to negotiate following the nation's reverse in the US Supreme Court, while criticizing Economy minister Axel Kicillof for not meeting with the so-called 'vulture funds'.

• Tuesday, July 8th 2014 - 08:10 UTC

  Kicillof meets Pollack requests 'stay' injunction to pay bondholders

  

  Argentine Economy Minister Axel Kicillof held Monday afternoon a meeting that lasted almost four hours with the Special Master appointed by US Judge Thomas Griesa, Daniel Pollack, and requested that an injunction allowing Argentina to pay bondholders be reinstated while negotiations with holdouts developed.

• Monday, July 7th 2014 - 22:09 UTC

  Stricter controls in airports: charge cell-phone next time you fly to the US

  

  The United States is tightening border controls so that if your cell-phone is out of power the next time you fly to the US from overseas, you might have to leave it behind.

• Monday, July 7th 2014 - 07:17 UTC

  Kicillof formally meets 'Special Master' Pollack, but not holdouts delegates

  

  Economy minister Axel Kicillof is heading the Argentine delegation that on Monday will hold a first formal meeting in New York with “Special Master”, financial expert Daniel Pollack, appointed as mediator by Judge Thomas Griesa in negotiations between the sovereign country and holdout hedge funds, according to a release late Sunday from Buenos Aires.

• Friday, July 4th 2014 - 07:47 UTC

  Kicillof confirms meeting of Argentine delegation with mediator Pollack

  

  Economy minister Axel Kicillof has confirmed that Argentina would enter talks with mediator 'Special Master' Daniel Pollack over the legal battle currently raging between the nation and holdout hedge funds as 'vulture funds', while clarifying that those funds would not be present.

• Friday, July 4th 2014 - 06:34 UTC

  US unemployment down to 6.1% and the Dow Jones at 17.000 for first time

  

  US economy added 288,000 jobs in June, latest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics have shown. The unemployment rate dropped to 6.1%, its lowest level since September 2008.