Chile

Although Brazil's robust macroeconomic performance may not be currently translating into equity gains, over the longer term we remain bullish towards the Bovespa, and identify the telecoms,... 2011-02-16

Our cautious near-term outlook for Chilean assets continues to play out, with the IGPA index losing 2.5% on February 8, taking the year-to-date loss to over 9.0% (see our online... 2011-02-10

BMI View: Latin America's sovereign risk credentials continue to improve overall, boosted by broadly strong growth rates and high commodity prices. However, we caution that the outlook... 2011-02-09

While we continue to like both Chilean equities and the peso over the longer term due to strong fundamentals, we caution that both could see further weakness over the coming weeks.... 2011-02-04

Chile's government has reached an agreement with residents of the Magallanes region of Patagonia to bring to an end a series of violent protests over a proposed 17% hike in gas prices.... 2011-02-02

Rising inflation will be a concern for economies across Latin America and the Caribbean in 2011. For some countries the main issue will be one of policy, and the maintenance of authorities'... 2011-02-01

It hasn't been a strong week for Latin equities, with uncertainty in commodity prices and inflationary concerns weighing on many of the top bourses in region. Given that momentum indicators... 2011-01-28

The recent leg-up in copper prices, which our commodities team believes are likely to remain elevated over the near term, in theory bodes well for the Peruvian sol and Chilean peso.... 2011-01-27

Across the Latin America region, equity markets are looking shaky due in our view to the threat posed by burgeoning inflationary pressures and the potential for a short-term correction... 2011-01-25

The majority of Latin American equities have had a very good start to 2011, boosted by stronger-than-expected macro data in the Eurozone and the US, and we maintain our broadly positive... 2011-01-13