Analysis On Fixed Income, Fx & Equity Markets

We believe the near-term outlook for Peruvian equities is shaky, given concerns over inflation and a heightened sense of risk aversion linked to turmoil in the Middle East & North... 2011-03-01

With a slight pullback in global oil prices and a bounce across Asian equity markets, a bit of breathing space has opened up for the Latin American financial markets. This will be... 2011-02-25

As we have previously highlighted, the fundamental dynamics of the Peruvian economy make it very vulnerable to the surge in global risk aversion and to high oil prices linked to ongoing... 2011-02-24

With investors moving into safe havens as escalating tensions in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) weigh on global risk sentiment, we assess the impact on our near-term market... 2011-02-22

The BCC's decision to hold rates in January 2011 puts it behind the curve, meaning more aggressive and front-loaded monetary policy is needed over the coming months. As such, we have... 2011-02-21

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

Since calling for Peruvian credit default swaps (CDS) to outperform that of Colombia in mid-December, Peru's 5-year contract has moved rapidly inside it Colombia counterpart, a trend... 2011-02-07

Recently released data shows that the Peruvian economy expanded by 10.0% y-o-y in November, up from 8.6% y-o-y in October and considerably above market expectations.

An outbreak of a rare, aggressive form of dengue fever in one of Peru's Amazonian provinces has prompted a rapid response by Peru's national government. So far, tens of people have... 2011-02-04