Latin America/Caribbean

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 ...

Brazil’s Rooted Ratings Razz

Brazilian shares continued a 15 percent slump through mid-November as the sovereign paid a premium on an external debt liability ...

Argentina’s Benumbed Bumped Heads

Argentina stocks and bonds sustained index pre-eminence as President Fernandez returned to office after a month of concussion recuperation and ...

Mercosur’s Mercurial Mercy Mission

Brazilian assets looked for traction after the central bank signaled continuation of its $60 billion foreign exchange hedging program through ...

Haiti’s Ineluctable Election Tremors

As its post-earthquake IMF program ends with a request for a year extension, Haiti is finally gearing up for long-postponed ...

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