Brazil

A renewed boost of confidence in Brazil's economy has seen the government's US$ Global 2027 bond rally in recent trading, with the yield on the instrument compressing towards 6.1%... 2010-03-02

Varying asset classes across Latin America have made a considerable comeback in recent weeks, following the initial resurfacing of risk aversion among global investors in late January.... 2010-02-23

Despite the recent bounce in global equity markets, we maintain our bearish bias towards Latin American stocks over the medium term, and are currently looking for short-term resistance... 2010-02-10

Following a sharp sell-off in recent weeks, we believe that several key Latin American currencies are now looking highly oversold, suggesting to us that some regional units could... 2010-02-09

Regular readers of the Latin America Daily Financial Alert will be familiar with our bearish stance on Brazil's US dollar debt. Since initiating our bearish US$ Global 2027 position... 2010-02-08

After taking a heavy beating against a host of currencies in recent weeks, the Brazilian real looks set for some near-term retracement as selling pressure on the unit seems to be... 2010-02-02

Despite having started the year strongly, the recent weakness in global stock markets is being keenly felt across Latin America, with several of the region's key bourses either having... 2010-01-26