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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:18:08 GMT Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:12:30 GMT client.support@ft.com (Client Support) 15 Newspapers http://www.ft.com/rss/world/americas/economy http://im.media.ft.com/m/img/rss/RSS_Default_Image.gif http://www.ft.com/world/americas/economy http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c77d9736-5721-11e1-be5e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/world_americas_economy/feed//product Colombia’s central bank has resumed daily dollar purchases after an 8 per cent rise in the peso since the start of the year while Brazil’s central bank has started buying dollars Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:18:08 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c77d9736-5721-11e1-be5e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/world_americas_economy/feed//product c77d9736-5721-11e1-be5e-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a2a289d0-527b-11e1-ae2c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/world_americas_economy/feed//product Buenos Aires sees the recovery of the islands as the cornerstone of its foreign policy and has rallied 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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a49616a2-4124-11e1-8c33-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/world_americas_economy/feed//product a49616a2-4124-11e1-8c33-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/92bb2e38-3c77-11e1-8d38-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/world_americas_economy/feed//product In a fresh attempt to rectify its shrinking trade surplus, Buenos Aires is requiring companies to seek permission before they can buy foreign goods Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:59:24 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/92bb2e38-3c77-11e1-8d38-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/world_americas_economy/feed//product 92bb2e38-3c77-11e1-8d38-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5be26bc6-3bad-11e1-bb39-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/world_americas_economy/feed//product Latin America’s largest economy steps up the protection of its market against what it alleges are unfairly priced foreign goods Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:07:13 GMT 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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e0ccdf4e-2b4d-11e1-9fd0-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/world_americas_economy/feed//product e0ccdf4e-2b4d-11e1-9fd0-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9e0bd40c-24cd-11e1-ac4b-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/world_americas_economy/feed//product A survey says companies will scale back hiring amid economic uncertainty as policymakers struggle to bring down high unemployment rates Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:02:03 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9e0bd40c-24cd-11e1-ac4b-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/world_americas_economy/feed//product 9e0bd40c-24cd-11e1-ac4b-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cdb66522-2519-11e1-8bf9-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/world_americas_economy/feed//product Move will puncture optimistic mood after Durban climate talks, where almost 200 countries forged an 11th-hour agreement Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:18:05 GMT 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