Bloomberg Argentina will allow foreign tourists to transfer dollars into a local account and exchange them to pesos at a more lucrative parallel exchange rate, bypassing capital controls in a bid to lure travelers. Tourists traveling from abroad can open a temporary bank account in Argentina before their trip and transfer up to $5,000 into the country, the central bank ...

Bloomberg Canada’s economic growth unexpectedly faltered at the end of the third quarter, casting doubts on the strength of the nation’s recovery. Gross domestic product was little changed in September, according to a preliminary estimate from Statistics Canada, while the expansion was a less-than-expected 0.4% in August. Overall for the third quarter, the economy grew by 0.5%, or an annualised ...

Bloomberg US employment costs rise at the fastest pace on record in the third quarter as companies across a variety of sectors raised wages against a backdrop of labour shortages. The employment cost index, a broad gauge of wages and benefits, rise 1.3% from prior quarter, according to Labour Department data. The gauge increased 3.7% from a year earlier. Compensation ...