Brazil’s ‘bus fare’ protests gather pace
©Getty Brazil’s student bus fare protests spread throughout the country`s major cities late on Monday with hundreds of protesters invading areas of the national Congress complex in Brasília. Local television…
Obama sends coded warning on trade deal
In launching the EU-US trade talks on Monday, Barack Obama sent a few signals to European leaders that looked like subtle warnings about the direction of the negotiations. Mr Obama…
Peña Nieto promises radical Pemex reform
©Getty Enrique Peña Nieto: expectations that he can push through change are higher than they have been for 25 years Enrique Peña Nieto, the Mexican president, vowed to press ahead…
The Macro Sweep: US homebuilders. India rates
Monday brought good news for the US economy as a homebuilder survey showed confidence was at a seven-year high ahead of the US Federal Reserve policy meeting this week, a…
Rousseff defends record on Brazil economy
Dilma Rousseff, the Brazilian president, has hit back at critics of her government’s economic policy, saying “many people” were engaging in “information terrorism” through the media. In a speech in…
China group plans $40bn Panama Canal rival
A $40bn proposal for a little-known Chinese company to dig an interoceanic rival to the Panama Canal won overwhelming backing from Nicaraguan lawmakers on Thursday, despite environmentalists’ opposition and doubts…
Brazil acts after real hits four-year low
©AFP Brazil has reduced a financial transactions tax on currency derivatives to zero after its currency, the real, hit four-year lows against the dollar on Wednesday. The measure was the…
US jobs data give Fed another reason to wait
Two jobs indicators pointed to weakness in the US labour market, giving the Federal Reserve another reason to wait before starting to taper down its third round of quantitative easing…
France digs in heels over EU-US trade talks
©Reuters EU officials have launched an all-out diplomatic offensive to convince Paris it will not lose the ability to subsidise or promote its domestic film industry under a trade deal…
Fears of hyperinflation grip Venezuela
©AFP Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro has suffered negative news since he won elections in April Hyperinflation is looming in Venezuela, with prices suffering their highest monthly rise on record in…