News of investors

The problem with Latin America’s rate hikes: they barely work

09-09-2021 14:25 From Brazil to Mexico, banks tighten faster than global peers; Unstable politics and off-the-books economies limit the impact

BLOOMBERG

In oddball Argentina, provinces seen as safer than sovereign

23-08-2021 13:10 Over the past three months, overseas bonds issued by provinces have handily outperformed sovereign counterparts, cementing their status as the preferred choice for investors.

Bloomberg

Yields topping 14% lure investors to world’s best utility bond

14-07-2021 10:14 The world’s best performing utility bonds come from an unlikely corner of emerging markets – Argentina.

Bloomberg

Provinces prep inflation-linked bonds forbidden by law

21-05-2021 11:57 Provincial governments, desperate for financing and excluded from international debt markets after defaulting on payments of US$13 billion, are looking for new ways to raise funds in the local bond market.

EDITORIAL

Method in the madness or madness as method?

27-03-2021 09:01 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner stole the show this week with her explosive dismissal of repaying the International Monetary Fund as “unacceptable” and “impossible” – shooting her mouth again or deliberate sabotage?

ECONOMY MINISTER

Guzmán flies to United States for talks with IMF, investors

18-03-2021 13:00 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán flies to New York for talks with investors. He is due to meet with IMF staff, including Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, next week.

BLOOMBERG

As IMF talks bog down, Argentine bonds plunge toward 30 cents

08-03-2021 13:51 Six months after Argentina exited default, its new bonds have sunk to a mere 30 cents on the dollar.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina gives Templeton, Pimco chance to trim peso holdings

09-11-2020 18:04 Argentina is giving some of its largest bondholders the chance to trim their holdings in one of the world’s worst-performing currencies, offering to swap their local peso securities for dollar-denominated assets.

BLOOMBERG

As devaluation talk swirls, Argentine traders rush into new bond

02-11-2020 19:18 Amid fears of a steep devaluation, traders in Argentina are falling over themselves to snap up local government notes that are linked to the US dollar.

BLOOMBERG

Latin America’s winners and losers in US vote: Election guide

27-10-2020 13:45 Firms from Mexico, Brazil and Argentina are some of the Latin American stocks whose outlook is tied in part to the outcome of next Tuesday's US election.

BLOOMBERG

Chile investors brace for debate over new constitution

26-10-2020 17:10 Chileans voted overwhelmingly to change their constitution Sunday, triggering a wave of celebrations across the country and ushering in as much as two years of debate over the new charter. Here's what analysts had to say about what comes next.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina bond rout blows up the template for debt restructuring

19-10-2020 20:40 Investors are giving up on Argentina, just six weeks after the government pulled off a US$65-billion restructuring.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina’s new obsession is watching foreign reserves evaporate

05-10-2020 16:14 At brokerages and banks, the calls come in every day with the same question: How many dollars does the Central Bank actually have?

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Rout in billionaire family's bonds shows no-one trusts Argentina

25-09-2020 11:55 For all of Argentina’s assurances that a round of capital controls announced last week are only temporary, investors are making the opposite bet – and the evidence is there for all to see.

BLOOMBERG

YPF leads Argentina corporate bond rout on new forex limits

16-09-2020 23:27 Corporate bonds from Argentina posted their biggest decline in six months on Wednesday as a new round of capital controls and government restrictions on access to dollars threatened to provoke a wave of defaults.

BLOOMBERG

Bond traders are already betting on Argentina’s next default

18-08-2020 10:58 In the next few weeks, officials will put the finishing touches on a bond restructuring deal and bring an end to the ninth default in the country’s history. Bond traders are already bracing for the 10th...

BLOOMBERG

YPF shifts focus to strengthening finances as debt payments loom

13-05-2020 14:52 State oil and gas company's new CEO tells investors that company will go "back to basics" and cut costs to combat the current crisis.

TECH GIANT

Spotify CEO sees an US$18-billion opportunity in selling ads

06-05-2020 11:09 Spotify Technology SA built the world’s largest audio-streaming service by convincing millions of people around the world to pay for music. Founder and Chief Executive Officer Daniel Ek now sees an even bigger opportunity in advertising.

RATINGS AGENCIES

Ratings agencies downgrade Argentina after payment freeze

07-04-2020 23:03 S&P adjusted Argentina's rating to "selective default" on Tuesday, after government freeze payments on dollar-denominated debt under local law. Move follows in the footsteps of downgrades from Fitch and Moody's.

Bloomberg

Amid Argentina’s bond carnage, a few standouts lure investors

26-02-2020 12:35 As Argentina descends into a hellscape for creditors, with bond prices taking a fresh leg down as each new development saps spirits, there are a few securities bucking the trend.

Bloomberg

Kicillof shows restraint as he takes on creditors once again

16-01-2020 15:45 Governor delivers tough message to bondholders, as Buenos Aires Province asks creditors to accept delay onUS$250-million principal payment due January 26.

Bloomberg

Troubled times in Latin America fail to dull Brazil's sheen

06-11-2019 13:56 For all its political woes and still-stale economy, Brazil is standing out to investors as an unlikely island of stability as trouble brews across Latin America.

BLOOMBERG

Investor warns narrow path for Argentina to avoid 'vulture' funds

04-11-2019 08:58 Alberto Fernández risks a repeat of the 2001 debt crisis that led to a messy 15-year legal battle with creditors unless he can quickly restructure US$50 billion of bonds, warns Delta Asset Management's Christian Cavanagh.

BLOOMBERG - OPINION

Eduardo Levy-Yeyati: Argentina's narrow path to common ground

01-11-2019 07:30 Economist and author Eduardo Levy-Yeyati says Alberto Fernández has a chance to fix Argentina's deep-seated economic problems — if he acts quickly.

BLOOMBERG

Ex-BNP Paribas banker is potential bridge between Argentina, creditors

31-10-2019 15:13 Bondholders turn to Marcelo Delmar, the former head of Latin American debt capital markets at BNP Paribas SA, for guidance as they gear up for restructuring talks with President-elect Alberto Fernández’s government.

BLOOMBERG

Alberto Fernández hints at bond haircut of about 20%

25-10-2019 09:17 Presidential hopeful has repeatedly referred to the default – or the reprofiling, as he likes to call it – in neighbouring Uruguay in 2003 as a model for what he’d like to do to make Argentina’s US$100-billion debt load more manageable. But is that really possible?

BLOOMBERG

Markets: Here’s what to watch after Argentines vote on Sunday

24-10-2019 13:34 With frontrunner Alberto Fernández in pole position, the question is how much support the new government will get in Congress and how conciliatory he may prove to market-friendly incumbent Mauricio Macri.

BLOOMBERG

Third Point blames Argentina bet for biggest third-quarter loss

24-10-2019 12:27 Hedge fund says it miscalculated and failed "to anticipate the extent of Macri’s loss in the primary election."

BLOOMBERG

Once-bitten Argentine investors aim to avoid panic on Sunday

23-10-2019 11:33 A victory by Alberto Fernández this weekend would leave investors in a holding pattern as they await clarity on his policies and a the appointment of a cabinet.

Bloomberg

Investors stuck in Argentina rush to local corporate bond market

11-10-2019 10:34 Foreign investors are starting to flock to Argentina’s usually sleepy local corporate-bond market, desperate to reinvest cash stuck in the country due to recently imposed capital controls.

News of investors

The problem with Latin America’s rate hikes: they barely work

In oddball Argentina, provinces seen as safer than sovereign

Yields topping 14% lure investors to world’s best utility bond

Provinces prep inflation-linked bonds forbidden by law

Method in the madness or madness as method?

Guzmán flies to United States for talks with IMF, investors

As IMF talks bog down, Argentine bonds plunge toward 30 cents

Argentina gives Templeton, Pimco chance to trim peso holdings

As devaluation talk swirls, Argentine traders rush into new bond

Latin America’s winners and losers in US vote: Election guide

Chile investors brace for debate over new constitution

Argentina bond rout blows up the template for debt restructuring

Argentina’s new obsession is watching foreign reserves evaporate

Rout in billionaire family's bonds shows no-one trusts Argentina

YPF leads Argentina corporate bond rout on new forex limits

Bond traders are already betting on Argentina’s next default

YPF shifts focus to strengthening finances as debt payments loom

Spotify CEO sees an US$18-billion opportunity in selling ads

Ratings agencies downgrade Argentina after payment freeze

Amid Argentina’s bond carnage, a few standouts lure investors

Kicillof shows restraint as he takes on creditors once again

Troubled times in Latin America fail to dull Brazil's sheen

Investor warns narrow path for Argentina to avoid 'vulture' funds

Eduardo Levy-Yeyati: Argentina's narrow path to common ground

Ex-BNP Paribas banker is potential bridge between Argentina, creditors

Alberto Fernández hints at bond haircut of about 20%

Markets: Here’s what to watch after Argentines vote on Sunday

Third Point blames Argentina bet for biggest third-quarter loss

Once-bitten Argentine investors aim to avoid panic on Sunday

Investors stuck in Argentina rush to local corporate bond market

Government unveils plan to ease Covid restrictions, reopen borders

Argentina eases travel curbs as midterm campaign ramps up

Brazil's health minister tests positive for Covid-19 at UN gathering

Opposition presents united front as its eyes PASO repeat in November

Government could reopen border to foreign tourists next month

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