Wednesday
August 13, 2014
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association
(ISDA) will hold an auction on August 21 to settle Argentina's
outstanding credit default swaps.
The "blue" dollar rate continued to chart a rising path and
advanced 20 cents to close at 13.15 pesos today, boosted by climbs in
the stock exchange rate and the blue-chip swap rate, amid growing
uncertainty over the country’s dispute with its holdout creditors.
President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner arrived in Paraguay
to return the furniture and other belongings of one of the country’s
most revered leaders, Francisco Solano López, seized by Buenos Aires
150 years ago.
Minister of Labour Carlos Tomada has met with delegates from the
bankrupt Donnelley printing business and graphical trade unions, and
pledged his support following the abrupt closure of the multinational
enterprises' Argentina plant.
Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich responded to Argentine
Industrial Union (UIA) criticism of the government-fueled bill to
reform several consumptions laws, including the Supply law, saying it
is a “high quality” project that aims to “enforce the Article 42 of the
Constitution.”
• Capitanich defends new bills
In response to the remarks by Argentine Episcopal Conference
(CEA) spokesperson Jorge Oesterheld about “growing employment
instability”, Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich said that “the opinion of
one spokeman is not a document”.
The trial for the explosion of a military factory in Río
Tercero, Córdoba province began at the Province’s Federal Court II, 19
years after the explosions that killed seven people and wounded
hundreds.
US stocks ended higher as surging biotech shares helped investors shrug off disappointing retail sales data.
In the middle of his fight with the federal government over
the proposed new hydrocarbons law, Neuquén Governor Jorge Sapag went to
a conference sponsored by the Clarín Group and sat in a roundtable
with three presidential hopefuls.
Justices seem unable to agree
By Luciana Bertoia
Two discussions are now causing division within the Supreme Court:
“dignified death” and search engines. All the members of the Court were
yesterday present at their weekly meeting at the central courthouse,
except for Justice Enrique Petracchi.
By Federico Poore
Staunch Kirchnerite organizations and leftist allies yesterday
staged a show of force against more moderate Victory Front (FpV)
candidates a year before the PASO primaries during a rally against
vulture funds that took place at a fully packed Luna Park stadium.
Israel and Palestinian factions negotiating in Cairo agreed to
extend a truce for five more days to allow them to reach a lasting
agreement to end the fighting in Gaza, the head of the Palestinian
delegation said.
• Israel says rocket fired from Gaza
AFIP tax bureau officials carried out three simultaneous raids at
HSBC offices in Buenos Aires this afternoon as part of an investigation
into alleged tax evasion and money laundering.
Lanús put their cup woes behind them with a winning start to the
Transición Championship, prevailing 1-0 over Belgrano thanks to an early
strike from Silvio Romero.
Four people were killed after a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck
outside Ecuador's capital of Quito, the local government said.
Citizens were told to stay alert due to possible aftershocks.
US President Barack Obama called the police shooting death of an
unarmed black teenager a tragedy yesterday, as fears of further racial
tension rose in the United States after two nights of violent protests,
looting and arrests in a St Louis suburb.
By Ann Hornaday
Robin Williams was too much. For much of his career, the
irrepressible Williams forswore subtlety. He seemed to be permanently
toggling between two points on the emotional dial: wild, hyperkinetic
looniness or unabashed sincerity.
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DOLLAR (Official price)
$ 8,240
$ 8,290
DOLLAR ("Blue" price)
$ 13,05
$ 13,15
EURO
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$ 11,350
POUND
$ 13,753
$ 13,836
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