Economy
Fed to start tapering bond purchases this year: Bernanke
The Federal Reserve maintains its $85 billion-a-month asset purchase program, but says it could begin scaling back later this year.
National Apr 11, 2013
Mexican leader guarded about tariff retention bid
Visiting Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto reacted guardedly Wednesday to Japan’s attempt to retain tariffs on rice and some other farm products under the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade agreement. “For items each country wants to withhold (from tariff elimination) and differences between countries, separate negotiating ...
Politics & Diplomacy Apr 9, 2013
Mexican President Pena Nieto backs Japan's TPP bid
by Reiji Yoshida
Visiting Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto expressed his support for Japan’s participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks Monday in Tokyo, signing a joint statement with Prime Minster Shinzo Abe to further expand the bilateral relationship between the two countries. Mexico is the seventh ...
Economy Apr 8, 2013
TPP exemption bid worries Mexico leader
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto expresses concern about Japan attempting to win tariff exemptions for farm products before joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks.