Latin America/Caribbean

Mexico’s Repeated Knockout Rounds

Mexican stocks further slid and the peso was off almost 20 percent the past twelve months approaching 16/dollar, as the ...

The Andeans’ Papal Visit Penance

As the first modern pope from Latin America returned to the continent landing first in Ecuador, Andean stock markets down ...

Argentina’s Rechristened Populist Pomp

Argentina’s pre-election bond and stock rally paused as the candidate slates began to line up, with the ruling Peronists still ...

Brazil’s Nagging Next Century Sale

Brazil’s external debt went negative on the EMBI and stocks were down 15 percent on the MSCI index despite Petrobras’ ...

Central America’s Leaden Leadership Protests

Guatemala and Honduras bonds were hit by massive anti-corruption marches calling for their respective Presidents’ resignations on sweetheart government contract ...

The Americas’ Summit Despair Valley

The Americas Summit in Panama featured symbolic handshakes between the US President and historic foreign adversaries including the Cuban and ...

Central America’s Excavated Canal Ruins

Panama bonds were up 2.5 percent on the EMBI through March as Nicaragua’s groundbreaking of a rival $1 billion Chinese ...

Mexico’s Halfway Trust Temptation

Mexican stocks were flat as President Pena Nieto at the midpoint of his term pledged to “restore trust” as the ...

Petrobras’ Sputtering Spin Cycle

Brazilian securities after a raft of grim economic data were further shaken with Moody’s two-step downgrade to junk with a ...

Venezuela’s Remanded Retail Appeal

Venezuelan bonds extended their last place results on the EMBI index as President Maduro reacted to staple shortages by arresting ...

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