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viernes, 6 de agosto de 2010

A loss of U.S. jobs worse than planned

In July, the U.S. lost 131 000 jobs, ie more than expected, official data showed on Friday, which account for a stable unemployment rate of 9.5%.
The nation lost jobs for the second consecutive month. The Labor Department report says there was a net loss of 131,000 jobs, when the median forecast was 87,000.
Those job losses were mainly in the public sector, in which the contract was not renewed temporarily to 143,000 people.
The private sector created 71 000 jobs, the report said. That figure is equivalent to 2.3 times the jobs created in the preceding month, but less than analysts anticipated (83,000).
The Labor Department revised the data for June. That month, which had become a record net loss of jobs after five months of job creation, was much worse than expected, as 221 000 jobs were lost, according to the revised estimate of ministry, ie 77% more than the initial figures.

miércoles, 30 de septiembre de 2009

The U.S. was left without funds to guarantee bank deposits for the massive bank failure

After the break of 95 banks, the U.S. agency responsible for supporting the depositors' money was a drop in funding of $ S35 billion. Propose that the entities advance payments for three years to recover commission.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC under its English acronym) seeks to urgently bring more liquidity to address the collapse generated by the collapse of 95 banks in the U.S..
The FDIC will likely seek prepayment of $ 12 billion per year in taxes, for a total of $ S36 billion, as reported by The Chronicle.

Among the alternatives that manages the FDIC, is the creation of an emergency commission to keep the insurance balance reaches zero. Meanwhile, the financial industry ensures that the payment of commissions can harm banks at a time when their balance sheets are beginning to show signs of recovery.
This year saw the collapse of 95 banks in the United States, compared with 25 that closed its doors in 2008 and three in 2007. These breaks crushed the fund balance, which recorded a total drop of $ S35 billion.

lunes, 14 de septiembre de 2009

China denounces U.S. before the WTO by Chinese tires Tariffs

China denounced the United States today at the World Trade Organization (WTO) would be "unfair" tariffs imposed by Washington on imports of Chinese tires.

Said today the Chinese mission to the multilateral trade body, Beijing regards the new U.S. measures as "abusive practices" that "go against WTO rules.

The U.S. president, Barack Obama, signed a decree last Friday that includes a rate increase import of tires for passenger cars and light vehicles from China.

This measure, which will run three years and aims to protect U.S. companies in this sector, is viewed by China as a "grave" of protectionism that "weakens" the economic relations between the two countries.

The complaint filed by China opened a consultation process between the two parties that, if after 60 days will not reach an agreement, gives way to the Dispute Settlement Body of the WTO, which is responsible for the matter.

China said Saturday that "hopes that all parties understand our determination