Chile

We are reiterating our constructive view on Brazilian and Colombian equities (see our online service, January 5, Asset Class Strategy), which was based on their attractive valuations... 2012-01-18

The Chilean peso's recent break of short-term resistance around CLP517.00/US$ suggests that we could see the unit appreciate further in the coming months before coming up against resistance... 2012-01-12

The Chilean peso depreciated by 13% against the US dollar in September, which unsurprisingly has sent short-term momentum indicators into well oversold territory. Yet while we see potential... 2011-10-07

BMI View: Our proprietary sovereign risk rating scores appear broadly in line with market sentiment, although compared to the major ratings agencies we are more pessimistic about... 2011-09-29

The recent bout of global risk aversion has triggered a significant sell-off in the Chilean peso in recent trading, and without strong policy statements from both the US and Eurozone... 2011-09-21

While Chile's IGPA equity index continues trading sideways, with little indication of future direction, we believe the longer-term outlook for the bourse implies there is still moderate... 2011-09-15

BMI View: While the top half of our sovereign risk ratings has seen little change since last quarter, in the bottom half we believe there are a handful of economies that are facing... 2011-07-07

The Chilean peso remains among our favourite regional currencies in the long term, as the economy's strong fundamentals continue to underpin the currency's appeal. However, the surprise... 2011-07-07

Latin America emerged relatively unscathed, both economically and politically, from the period of surging commodity prices in early 2011. With prices set to moderate in the second... 2011-06-24

With just under 88% of the votes counted in the final round of Peru's presidential election, a victory by left-wing Ollanta Humala now looks almost certain. While a large degree of... 2011-06-06