Venezuela

Latin American equities continue to push higher, in line with our view. We still like - in order of preference - the Brazilian, Mexican, Colombian, and Argentine bourses, based on... 2007-02-15

The Venezuelan US$ Global 27 bond is bouncing alongside the rebound in global oil prices, in line with our view. We had called for a move higher in front-month Brent crude, from... 2007-01-31

Our call for a short-term bounce in the oil market is playing out, and this could have implications for Latin external debt. After falling to near US$50/bbl, front-month Brent crude... 2007-01-24

President Hugo Chávez returned to the airwaves on Sunday for his weekly 'Aló Presidente' television broadcast, and made several announcements which deepen our concern about the... 2007-01-22

The Caracas Stock Exchange has fallen by one-third since President Hugo Chávez announced a sweeping nationalisation drive last week. We think that the index has further to fall,... 2007-01-17

BMI View: Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez this week unveiled the outlines of his so-called '21st Century Socialism'. In our view, this agenda is a very negative development for... 2007-01-11

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's plans to dramatically increase the role of the state in the economy has had major effects on domestic markets, but little impact on Latin assets... 2007-01-10

We are still digesting the vitriolic speech given yesterday by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, in which he called for the nationalisation of key industries and asked Congress for... 2007-01-09

With oil prices dropping - in line with our global assumptions for 2007 - our concerns for the Venezuelan economy are mounting. This environment is reflected by the country's financial... 2007-01-08

Last year at this time, President Hugo Chávez's government said that it expected inflation to fall to 10% by the end of 2006. Data released on January 2 revealed not only that this... 2007-01-03