Slowing inflation, a stable exchange rate and stronger economic growth are expected to convince the central bank to leave interest rates alone
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Chile leaves rates alone
Lower inflation, slow economic growth and a stronger peso convince the central bank to keep its benchmark lending rate at 3.5%
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Chile seen holding rates steady
Easing inflation and sluggish economic growth are likely to influence the central bank’s decision
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Panama works to maintain reputation after Panama Papers leak
Despite passing five new laws last year, the Panama Papers leak came at a bad time for Panama, only months after it was taken off FATF’s grey list
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Argentine Senate passes holdout bill
A deal will not take effect if a US federal appeals court does not lift injunctions that ban the sovereign from issuing cross-border bonds
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LatAm stocks rally after Yellen’s remarks
Brazil’s BM&FBovespa and Mexico’s BMV rise after the US Fed hints of minimal interest rate hikes this year
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Investors sense opportunities in Brazil’s political turmoil
Investors welcome an impeachment process, but President Dilma Rousseff will not bow out without a fight (Photo credit: Wilson Dias, Flickr)
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Parting Shot: Uncommon values
Low oil prices and trade with Brazil are among the places where highly indebted Caribbean countries are looking to improve their fortunes, according to William Warren Smith
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Colombia raises rates again
Central bank increases benchmark lending rate in an effort to control inflation
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MARCH/APRIL 2016 FRONT NOTES: Shades of pink
Before the curtain fell on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s presidency, she carried out her final public act in Argentina’s top office, with Bolivian President Evo Morales by her side. The […]