Posts Tagged ‘central banks’

Latin America: Look Out For Capital Controls!

Tue Aug 17, 2010 17:25 GMT  | Leave a Comment

Massive capital inflows across South America raise the spectre that authorities throughout the region are about to impose capital controls. Support for exporters appears to be the main reason for such intervention, but fears over a rapid withdrawal of ‘hot money’ in the event of another ‘double-dip’ also appear to be a factor. Risk Watchdog… [Read more]

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Latin American FX: The Appeal Of Credibility

Fri Mar 13, 2009 17:53 GMT  | 1 Comment

Since the start of the year, Risk Watchdog has started to observe an interesting dynamic unfold in Latin American FX markets. With the storm of deleveraging and unwinding of carry trade positions in late 2008 taking its toll on investor risk appetite, it appears that the so-called carry appeal of higher yielding currencies has all… [Read more]

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Posted in: Currencies, Inflation/Deflation, Latin America 1 Comment

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