United States

Thursday, April 26th 2012 - 05:51 UTC
US promises advanced military technology if Brazil buys Boeing F/A18 fighters

Brazil will get US advanced technology transfers if it buys Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet to upgrade its air force, visiting US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said on Wednesday.
Thursday, April 26th 2012 - 05:45 UTC
Fed prepared to inject more funds to help lower unemployment

Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday said US monetary policy was “more or less in the right place” even though the central bank would not hesitate to launch another round of bond purchases if the economy were to weaken.
Wednesday, April 25th 2012 - 20:34 UTC
Fed repeated promise to leave interest rates on hold until late 2014

The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday repeated its promise to leave interest rates on hold until at least late 2014 but offered few clues into whether it might offer additional stimulus later this year.
Wednesday, April 25th 2012 - 10:21 UTC
Gasoline prices in the US will continue to increase in spite of electoral year

The US government announced it was getting into the commodities game in an effort to protect consumers from some of the geopolitical factors spilling over into the retail gasoline market. OPEC and the IEA both said in their monthly reports that market perceptions were behind higher energy prices, not physical shortages.
Wednesday, April 25th 2012 - 06:47 UTC
Brazil/US discuss military technology transfer as part of defence cooperation

Brazilian Defence Minister Celso Amorim and his visiting US peer Leon Panetta considered an increase in cooperation in many different areas including cyber-security, science and military technology and humanitarian assistance during a bilateral meeting held in Brasilia.
Wednesday, April 25th 2012 - 03:01 UTC
Second incident involving US Defence personnel and prostitutes surfaces in Brazil

Another embarrassing ‘Colombian style’ incident surfaced involving US personnel and prostitutes in Latin America on Tuesday, as US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said that Marines had been punished for allegedly injuring a prostitute in Brazil in December.
Wednesday, April 25th 2012 - 00:43 UTC
Mad-cow disease case in California dairy farm; first in US in six years

The first US case of mad cow disease in six years has been found in a dairy cow in central California, before it entered the human food chain and posed any threat to consumers, officials said.
Tuesday, April 24th 2012 - 05:09 UTC
Brazil/US defence summit to consider military technology transfer and South Atlantic

Brazil wants the US to eliminate barriers to the transfer of military technology, an issued that will be addressed on Tuesday April 24, in Brasilia when US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta meets with his peer Celso Amorim.
Friday, April 20th 2012 - 04:44 UTC
US fully supports IMF in demanding Argentina submits its stats to IMF for review

The US government considers Argentine is obliged to submit its economic statistics to be validated by the IMF, and Washington will support all efforts from the multilateral organization so that the objective can be achieved.
Thursday, April 19th 2012 - 20:15 UTC
Spain claims US will actively side “to restore a good climate for investment” in Argentina

Spain will discuss a joint response with the United States to Argentina‘s forced nationalization of the YPF oil company, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said on Thursday.