The Argentine government has been on a debt spree. With interest running high, corporate issuers appear ready to take the plunge. But can the economically troubled country keep the attention of global investors?
Category: Economy & Policy
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BNDES sets a new benchmark
Brazil’s national development bank will move from a subsidized long-term lending rate to a new rate based on the government’s borrowing costs, but will short-term pain translate into long-term gain?
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Brazil’s reforms hang in the balance
Deeply unpopular and tangled in a web of political turmoil, Michel Temer’s chances of executing tough, investor-friendly reforms appear to be shrinking. Now the Brazilian president has a narrow window to straighten out the country’s troubled fiscal position ahead of the 2018 elections
Posted inDaily Brief
Argentina holds rates
Central bank holds the policy rate at 26.25% to keep a lid on inflation
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Brazil lowers rates again
Central bank trims the Selic to a four-year low but says the pace of cuts will likely slow down in the coming months
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Colombia lowers rates again
Central bank cuts monetary policy figure another 25bp to 5.25% but submits a dovish statement
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LatAm FIs show resilience despite slow growth
Region’s banks reveal adequate liquidity through capital markets activity and large client deposits, S&P says
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Political risk haunts LatAm credit
Region’s issuers potentially threatened by unfavorable policy reforms, financing conditions and weaker economic growth, Moody’s says
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Mexico announces new CPI
Revised inflation indicator adds more volatility, but has little impact on average figures
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Chile holds rates again
Central bank keeps its monetary policy level at 2% for the third month in a row