Brazil central bank’s decision followed the release of new data showing the economy shrank 0.8% in Q3
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Carstens leaves central bank
Mexican central bank governor will step down next July to join the Bank for International Settlements
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Venezuela pushes back against Mercosur suspension
Reacting to a decision by other Mercosur members, the Venezuelan government has said it “will not recognize this invalid action”
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Mexico Central Bank Governor Carstens plans to step down
Agustin Carstens will leave Mexico’s central bank in July to take the top job at the Bank of International Settlements (BIS)
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Temer clinches austerity vote, but economic rebound remains elusive
Hours after lawmakers approved a plan by Brazil’s president to curb government spending, the country’s GDP data showed the economy contracted for the seventh straight quarter
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Colombia holds rates
Central bank keeps benchmark lending rate unchanged for the fourth month in a row
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Chile holds rates
Central bank keeps its benchmark lending rate at 3.5% for the 11th month in a row
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Jamaica on pace to grow 2%
“Macroeconomic numbers are lining up in the right direction,” FinMin Shaw says at LatinFinance’s Caribbean Investment forum
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Banxico hikes rates to combat slumping peso
Mexico’s central bank lifts key interest rate by 50bp to 5.25%, the highest it has been since 2009
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Mexico faces economic headwinds
Moody’s drops the country’s GDP growth estimates to 1.9% in 2017 and 2.3% in 2018