Bloomberg The UK may be a key ally of Denmark, but that doesn’t mean it should expect any favors from the government in Copenhagen when it negotiates its departure from the European Union. “Our objective is to make the best possible deal for Denmark,” Danish Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen told Bloomberg when asked about future Brexit talks. The small ...

  Rome / AFP Italy is to seek a new deal with the European Union to allow it to kickstart its stalling economy with an expansionary 2017 budget, a government minister said. Economic Development Minister Carlo Calenda’s comments came three months after Rome was granted “unprecedented” leeway over its 2016 budget and warned by the European Commission that it should ...

  La Paz / Bloomberg Brazil’s real weakened after the central bank intervened amid comments by acting President Michel Temer that signaled he’s worried about the currency’s world-beating rally this year. Temer said Brazil needs to maintain a balanced exchange rate, neither too weak nor too strong, Valor Economico newspaper reported. The monetary authority offered 15,000 of reverse currency swaps, ...