United States

Sunday, November 21st 2010 - 23:49 UTC
International visitors sustainedly flocking to the US: 40.2 million in eight months

The United States Department of Commerce says the number of international visitors to the country is rising fast.
Saturday, November 20th 2010 - 02:30 UTC
Bernanke warns about two-speed recovery which could end in slow growth for all

The United States central bank chairman Ben Bernanke has criticised countries like China that run large trade surpluses. He said that by buying dollars, these countries were hurting the US recovery and the global economy with it.
Friday, November 19th 2010 - 04:51 UTC
US October inflation year-on-year stands at 1.2%; fears of deflation

Inflation in the US slowed further in October, with “core” inflation - which excludes volatile food and fuel prices - up only 0.6% on a year ago. It is the lowest year-on-year increase on record, with core prices remaining unchanged for three months running.
Friday, November 19th 2010 - 02:07 UTC
Republicans promise head on battle with ‘dangerous’ Latam ‘autocrats’

The “dangerous behaviour” of the presidents of Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia and Ecuador shows “an undeniable link between the decline of democratic freedoms and human rights and the increase of tangible risks to the security of our region,” said US Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fl), a Cuban-American lawmaker.
Tuesday, November 16th 2010 - 22:29 UTC
US cancel exchange of sensitive information with Argentina because of “leaks”

The Argentine government admitted that a confidential communication channel with the US on financial operations was interrupted mid 2009 following Washington’s suspicions that data sent to Buenos Aires was used for political purposes.
Tuesday, November 16th 2010 - 12:07 UTC
“If the Euro fails, Europe fails”, warns Germany’s Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the Euro is the glue that holds Europe together, signalling that an Irish bailout may be the price of preserving European unity.
Tuesday, November 16th 2010 - 04:44 UTC
New York City pent-house sold at record 10.259 US dollars a square foot

A New York City penthouse at 15 Central Park West sold to a mystery buyer for 40 million US dollars, representing the highest-priced residential real estate in the city at a record of 10,259 US dollars a square foot.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 06:16 UTC
“The dollar strength rests on the fundamental strength of the US economy”

Following is a text of a letter from President Barack Obama to G20 leaders due to meet in Seoul from tomorrow. The letter was sent on Tuesday.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 06:15 UTC
Obama arrives in Seoul but a G-20 summit consensus still out of reach

President Barack Obama tried to swing the G20 spotlight back onto global imbalances and take his own country's policies out of the glare as world leaders gathered in Seoul.
Wednesday, November 10th 2010 - 01:15 UTC
China and US exchange accusations ahead of the G20 summit in Korea

China kept up criticism of US easy-money policies, warning two days before a G20 world economic summit that Washington could destabilize the global economy and inflate asset bubbles.