Tag Archives: Latin America investment
Here’s why emerging markets bears are wrong
The markets have rebounded from their summer swoon and emerging markets have seen an uptick in fund flows. Enter the perennial bear mantra that growth is over for the developing economies.
Emerging market of the day: the Argentine economy
With the announcement that Mexico will file an official complaint with the WTO over Argentina’s trade practices, the Argentine economy (ARGT, quote) just can’t catch a break.
Central bank may try to further depress Colombian peso
Cesar Vallejo, co-director of the Central Bank of Colombia, said this week that the country’s monetary authorities are open to further market intervention to help stem this year’s 7.7% appreciation in the Colombian peso.
No substitute for domestic strength in Latin America
With exports to China and developed markets down, investors need to look closely at the macro environment in Latin America and position themselves for strength in domestic consumers.
Colombian economy sees first rate cut in two years
The Colombian Central Bank surprised investors last week with a cut in rates to 5.0%, its first since 2010. The Colombian economy had been one of the few in the region to continue a restrictive policy in the face of the global economic slowdown.
Searching for yield? Check out this Argentine real estate stock
Due to Argentina’s unstable political leadership, many fine stocks in the country have been unfairly punished, such as real estate stock IRSA Investments and Brokerage Inc. (IRS, quote).
Mexican economy slips but the real test on the way
The Mexican economy fell in May for the first time since April as manufacturing and services both showed weakness, offset by gains in agriculture. The monthly gauge of economic activity fell 0.36%, showing yearly growth of 4.1% against gains of 4.78% in the twelve months to April.
Latin America market integration: still underwhelming, but promising
Speaking at a Bloomberg conference on the progress of Latin America market integration for Chile, Colombia, and Peru last September was an exercise in optimism. Average volume traded since the beginning in May had been underwhelming and had yet to open the world’s investors to Latin America’s fastest growing region.
