Analysis On Fixed Income, Fx & Equity Markets

The decision by Standard & Poor's to upgrade Peru's long-term external sovereign debt rating to BBB on August 30 implies the agency believes the country's fiscal health will improve... 2011-08-31

Our concerns over the impact of domestic and external headwinds on Latin American equities are moderated by what is shaping up to be a pretty bullish short-term technical picture. Three... 2011-08-24

BMI View: With headwinds to global growth building, we assess which economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are most at risk from reduced capital inflows and lower trade volumes.... 2011-08-18

Our preferred asset class since the start of 2011 has been currencies, but from a tactical perspective we are turning more neutral as global headwinds build and hiking cycles come to... 2011-08-17

While we feel that the rally in EM assets that took hold late last week has further to run over the short term, with so much uncertainty at the global level we do not buy in to the... 2011-08-15

The announcement of planned import restrictions and debt issuances draw attention to the deterioration of Ecuador's international reserves, as dollars continue to leave the country... 2011-08-04

In line with our neutral view towards Latin American equity markets, events in the US and the ongoing Eurozone sovereign debt crisis have significantly affected global investors' risk... 2011-08-03

Mexico's local debt sovereign (MBono) yield curve has seen aggressive compression in recent trading, driven by the very weak growth outlook for the US economy. In Mexico's case this... 2011-08-01

Investors may have forgotten about Venezuela's grim long-term debt outlook (see our online service, June 13 2011, 'Investors Aware Of Long-Term Risks') and are instead focusing on the... 2011-06-28

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