United States

• Wednesday, August 11th 2010 - 06:43 UTC

  Timerman meets Hillary Clinton to elaborate bilateral and regional agenda

  

  Argentine Foreign Affairs Minister Héctor Timerman is travelling to Washington for a series of meetings with several of US President Barack Obama's advisors in relation to regional, economic and nuclear issues in Latin America.

• Wednesday, August 11th 2010 - 06:19 UTC

  Fed admits modest US recovery and will buy long term government debt

  

  The US Federal Reserve announced Tuesday steps to boost economic recovery and will be using proceeds from its investments in mortgage securities to buy longer-term government debt. The Fed also kept interest rates unchanged at between zero and 0.25%.

• Monday, August 9th 2010 - 07:36 UTC

  To spend or not to spend: Is that the main question?

  

  The debate over fiscal policy has reached a fork in the road. One way leads to maintaining or increasing the fiscal stimulus. This column argues that policymakers should take the other path. This would mean phasing out government expenditure while phasing in social protection programmes at the risk of a double-dip recession but potentially resulting in a more vibrant economy.

• Saturday, August 7th 2010 - 06:03 UTC

  Employment in US down; fears about strength of economic recovery

  

  Employment in the United States fell for a second straight month in July as more temporary census jobs ended while private hiring rose less than expected, pointing to an anaemic economic recovery.

• Thursday, August 5th 2010 - 09:09 UTC

  Obama administration wants to end Bush era tax cuts for the rich

  

  The George Bush administration's “misguided” policies are to blame for huge US budget deficits, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner charged as he sought to build an election-year case for ending tax cuts for the wealthiest US citizens.

• Saturday, July 31st 2010 - 05:35 UTC

  US second quarter growth down to an annual 2.4%, from a previous 3.7%

  

  United States economic growth slowed between April and June, with GDP growing by an annualised rate of 2.4%, the US Commerce Department announced Friday. This compares with an annual rate of 3.7% in the previous quarter.

• Thursday, July 29th 2010 - 05:37 UTC

  U.S. Judge blocks key parts of Arizona’s controversial immigration law

  

  A US federal judge in Arizona has blocked key parts of the state's strict immigration law a day before it was due to take effect. The judge blocked a requirement that police check the immigration status of criminal suspects whom they had stopped while enforcing other laws.

• Thursday, July 29th 2010 - 02:37 UTC

  US reverses decision and extends visa to leading Colombian journalist

  

  The United States State Department has reversed its decision to deny a visa to a leading Colombian journalist to take up a prestigious fellowship position.

• Tuesday, July 27th 2010 - 02:48 UTC

  US District Judge rules in favor of Argentina against ‘vulture funds’

  

  Argentina won a court decision that keeps so-called vulture funds with demands against the country from gaining possession of bonds held in a Buenos Aires government trust account.

• Tuesday, July 27th 2010 - 02:35 UTC

  Barack administration breaks deporting records: 400.000 in 2010

  

  The administration of President Barack Obama is deporting undocumented immigrants in unprecedented numbers and has intensified inspections in hundreds of companies that appealed to “illegal cheap labour”, according to The Washington Post.