Latin America/Caribbean

Brazil’s Scathing Score Embarrassments

Brazilian shares tried to sustain positive momentum after a lopsided semi-final World Cup loss to Germany followed on the heels ...

Jamaica’s Twisting Spiral Bounds

Jamaican stocks were down slightly on the MSCI Frontier index as the IMF cited progress in reversing the “negative spiral” ...

Ecuador’s Banished Pariah Posture

Five years after a voluntary $3 billion default, Ecuador sold $2 billion in 10-year debt at an almost 8 percent ...

Brazil’s Wayward World Cup Ambitions

Brazilian stocks were barely positive on the latest quarter 0.2 percent GDP growth result on 6 percent inflation keeping the ...

The IMF’s Small State Large Stakes

The IMF after mixed results from combined commercial debt restructuring and official lending programs in St. Kitts and Nevis and ...

Colombia’s Guerilla Tactic Retreats

Colombian stocks paused as the presidential race went to a second round between the incumbent Santos and his main challenger ...

Central America’s Central Bank Swerve

With the Dominican Republic just reissuing a global bond before the President eyes re-election and Costa Rica’s new team debating ...

Uruguay’s Refreshing River Run

Uruguayan President Mujica, an octogenarian former guerilla, visited Washington ahead of October elections to review bilateral trade and investment agreements ...

Haiti’s Petulant Petro Caribe Pillar

The IMF was reticent about Haiti’s future 4 years after the earthquake as the original loan will soon expire, as ...

Central America’s Pitted Post-Election Primer

Central American and Caribbean credits, led by double-digit returns in Honduras and Jamaica, were uniformly positive in the first quarter ...

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