Latin America/Caribbean

The IADB’s Hatched Haven Hurl

The annual Inter-American Development Bank meeting in Brazil struck a deliberate line juxtaposing European political and geopolitical unrest with regional ...

Venezuela’s Endless Permutation Puttering

Venezuelan bonds were off double-digits at the bottom of the EMBI ranks as President Maduro jailed opposition party chief Lopez ...

The Pacific Alliance’s Split Loyalties

Stock markets in Pacific Alliance members Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru trimmed losses as they forged a free-trade pact well ...

Central America’s Botched Succession Sequence

Central American bonds buckled on surprise election outcomes in Costa Rica and El Salvador, with Panama’s next in line as ...

The Caribbean’s Trampled Tour Itinerary

Caribbean stock exchanges sputtered into 2014 on dubious debt and tourism results, as that industry representing one-third of GDP was ...

Brazil’s Erroneous Era Earmarks

Brazilian shares continued at the BRIC bottom as the central bank again raised interest rates 50 basis points to 10.5 ...

Argentina’s Grating Grocery Sweepstakes

Despite 2013 Latin America leading debt and equity returns at 30 percent and 60 percent respectively, Argentina under new Economy ...

The Caribbean’s Seasonal Jubilee Jumble

Debt forgiveness pleas by religious and social activists, initially aimed at official and commercial lenders during Grenada’s second workout, turned ...

Venezuela’s War Footing Stumbles

Venezuela’s socialist party-dominated assembly granted special “economic war” decree powers to President Maduro prior to December local elections, as business ...

Mexico’s Nagging NAFTA Nostrums

Mexican shares while down for the year continued to lead the region and foreign investors kept their 35 percent long-term ...

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