http://www.ft.com/world/americas/economyhttp://www.ft.com/rss/world/americas/economyFT.com - Americas, Economyen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:51:18 +0000Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:57:01 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/americas/economy(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ebd368ea-d49c-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Feconomyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ebd368ea-d49c-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlAs its neighbours recover, the country has posted a contraction in the third quarter of 4.5% year on year after a second quarter decline in economic activity of 2.4%. Inflation is forecast to exceed 26%Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:51:18 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a3a62ddc-d3a7-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Feconomyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a3a62ddc-d3a7-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.htmlEuropean and Latin American trade officials are close to a deal over bananas that would end the longest-running dispute in the history of the World Trade Organisation and could lead to lower prices for consumersTue, 17 Nov 2009 18:49:48 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7e3800b2-d216-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Feconomyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7e3800b2-d216-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.htmlBrazil has become the world's biggest exporter of a basket of foods, but analysts say output is reaching its limit and the investment needed for growth is falling shortSun, 15 Nov 2009 19:36:31 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/cedbf0d2-ce92-11de-8812-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Feconomyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cedbf0d2-ce92-11de-8812-00144feabdc0.htmlUS Treasury secretary tells reporters in Japan he believes in the need to maintain a strong dollar and that the US is determined to get its budget deficit downWed, 11 Nov 2009 13:41:56 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/54530ec4-ca49-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Feconomyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/54530ec4-ca49-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlBrazil's president has challenged other world leaders to attend next month's climate talks in Copenhagen to break the deadlock in negotiations to cut greenhouse gas emissionsThu, 5 Nov 2009 23:00:25 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3386aa5c-c4ae-11de-8d54-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Feconomyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3386aa5c-c4ae-11de-8d54-00144feab49a.htmlLatin America had weathered the financial crisis so well that several countries were paying the price of success with rapidly appreciating currencies and an influx of foreign capital that could raise the spectre of future bubbles, said Nicholas Eyzaguirre, western hemisphere director of the International Monetary FundThu, 29 Oct 2009 18:05:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/8f2aa6a4-c23a-11de-be3a-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Feconomyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/8f2aa6a4-c23a-11de-be3a-00144feab49a.htmlThe government has created an economic wonderland that cannot survive if the country is to return successfully to international capital marketsMon, 26 Oct 2009 22:24:06 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a0c04b34-c196-11de-b86b-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Feconomyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a0c04b34-c196-11de-b86b-00144feab49a.htmlHelping Brazil to moderate inflows of foreign capital rather than issuing a negative response would signal that the IMF is taking a less doctrinaire approach, write Arvind Subramanian and John Williamson Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:23:11 +0000