<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Ken Parks - ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ken Parks - ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASHFJMTQMZw/ken-parks</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Ken Parks - </title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASHFJMTQMZw/ken-parks</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2025 18:28:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2025 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASHFJMTQMZw/ken-parks.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Uruguay to Pitch Pipeline Route for Vaca Muerta’s Gas]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-02/uruguay-to-pitch-pipeline-route-for-vaca-muerta-s-natural-gas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-02/uruguay-to-pitch-pipeline-route-for-vaca-muerta-s-natural-gas</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Parks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:59:47 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/if2U0BiUHNLQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/if2U0BiUHNLQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Workers inspect trucks arriving with pipes for the new construction of the Oldelval (Oleoductos del Valle) pipeline network to transport oil from Vaca Muerta at an YPF mining camp in the Province of Neuqun, Argentina, on Thursday, March 13, 2025.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Chinese E-Commerce Glut Is Meeting Resistance in Latin America]]></title><description><![CDATA[The region is starting to tax the flood of cheap stuff from its lopsided trade partner. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-08-25/china-floods-latin-america-with-cheap-goods-through-temu-shein-mercadolibre</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-08-25/china-floods-latin-america-with-cheap-goods-through-temu-shein-mercadolibre</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Parks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 05:00:24 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iRsndHNTpsGE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iRsndHNTpsGE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Chinese e-commerce giants such as SheIn are winning over Latin American shoppers, much to the delight of consumers — but to the dismay of local retailers.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latinoamérica responde con impuestos al auge del comercio electrónico chino]]></title><description><![CDATA[La región está empezando a gravar la avalancha de productos baratos procedentes de su socio comercial desequilibrado.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-08-25/temu-y-shein-desatan-reaccion-fiscal-en-america-latina-meqnf4ct</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-08-25/temu-y-shein-desatan-reaccion-fiscal-en-america-latina-meqnf4ct</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Parks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 05:00:19 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iQUojP6lWO_A/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iQUojP6lWO_A/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Aplicación de SheIn en un smartphone.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paraguay Central Bank Keeps Rate at 6% on Tame Inflation Outlook]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-22/paraguay-central-bank-keeps-rate-at-6-on-tame-inflation-outlook</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-22/paraguay-central-bank-keeps-rate-at-6-on-tame-inflation-outlook</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Parks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 20:46:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uruguay Cuts Benchmark Rate to 8.75% With Inflation on Target]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-19/uruguay-cuts-benchmark-rate-to-8-75-with-inflation-on-target</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-19/uruguay-cuts-benchmark-rate-to-8-75-with-inflation-on-target</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Parks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 20:46:59 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iULZp0qskIu0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iULZp0qskIu0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The Central Bank of Uruguay headquarters in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. Uruguay&apos;s next government may have room to set a lower target for annual consumer price gains as monetary policy reins in one of the fastest inflation rates among the country&apos;s investment grade peers, central bank Chairman Washington Ribeiro said in an interview.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uruguay’s Dlocal Stock Surges 35% on Results, Higher Guidance]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-14/uruguay-s-dlocal-stock-surges-35-on-results-higher-guidance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-14/uruguay-s-dlocal-stock-surges-35-on-results-higher-guidance</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Parks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:22:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uruguay Says More Social Spending Likely Needed to Lower Poverty]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-24/uruguay-says-more-social-spending-likely-needed-to-lower-poverty</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-24/uruguay-says-more-social-spending-likely-needed-to-lower-poverty</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Parks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 17:20:17 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iSA97w4mCaU4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iSA97w4mCaU4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A pedestrian walks past the Legislative Palace in Montevideo, Uruguay.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paraguay Holds Key Rate at 6% After Lifting CPI, Growth Outlook]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-22/paraguay-holds-key-rate-at-6-after-lifting-cpi-growth-outlook</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-22/paraguay-holds-key-rate-at-6-after-lifting-cpi-growth-outlook</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Parks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:49:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uruguay Central Bank Surprises With Quarter-Point Rate Cut]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-08/uruguay-central-bank-surprises-with-quarter-point-rate-cut</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-08/uruguay-central-bank-surprises-with-quarter-point-rate-cut</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Parks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 20:49:53 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ifLXo.5iOFuY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ifLXo.5iOFuY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Shoppers at the Tristan Narvaja market in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. In Latin America&apos;s haven for the rich, Uruguayans are about to decide whether to overhaul their social security system in a controversial $23 billion proposal that&apos;s overshadowing the upcoming presidential election.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paraguay Central Bank Keeps Benchmark Rate Unchanged at 6%]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-24/paraguay-central-bank-keeps-benchmark-rate-unchanged-at-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-24/paraguay-central-bank-keeps-benchmark-rate-unchanged-at-6</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Parks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:20:06 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i3.byplqcX1k/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i3.byplqcX1k/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Motorists navigate traffic in downtown Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. Paraguay&apos;s central bank accelerated the pace of monetary easing at its last monthly policy meeting, delivering a surprise half-percentage point cut to drop the benchmark interest rate to 7.25%.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paraguay’s President Deletes Bitcoin Post in Likely Crypto Scam]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-09/paraguay-s-president-deletes-bitcoin-post-in-likely-crypto-scam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-09/paraguay-s-president-deletes-bitcoin-post-in-likely-crypto-scam</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Parks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 19:51:43 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iuwhn6I6UTQg/v3/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iuwhn6I6UTQg/v3/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Santiago Pena, Paraguay&apos;s president, during a news conference at the Mercosur Leaders Summit in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. The long-delayed trade deal between the European Union and Latin America’s Mercosur bloc, which has been a quarter of a century in the making, was agreed to in principle in 2019 but has mainly been held up by French objections since.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paraguay Pitches Argentina, Brazil on Natural Gas Pipeline Plan]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-03/paraguay-pitches-argentina-brazil-on-natural-gas-pipeline-plan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-03/paraguay-pitches-argentina-brazil-on-natural-gas-pipeline-plan</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Parks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:53:25 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ij7XaFTzXnKc/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ij7XaFTzXnKc/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Santiago Peña</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uruguay’s DLocal to Buy AZA Finance in Africa Push]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-03/dlocal-said-to-near-150-million-deal-for-aza-in-africa-push</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-03/dlocal-said-to-near-150-million-deal-for-aza-in-africa-push</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Parks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 11:30:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uruguay Holds Key Rate at 9.25%, Reinforces Tight Policy Stance]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-27/uruguay-holds-key-rate-at-9-25-reinforces-tight-policy-stance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-27/uruguay-holds-key-rate-at-9-25-reinforces-tight-policy-stance</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Parks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 20:49:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paraguay Holds Key Rate at 6% Amid Steady Inflation Expectations]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-23/paraguay-holds-key-rate-at-6-amid-steady-inflation-expectations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-23/paraguay-holds-key-rate-at-6-amid-steady-inflation-expectations</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Parks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 19:39:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polo Clubs Are Booming in the Hamptons of South America]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the wealthy converge on Punta del Este, developers are building luxury polo clubs to boost the beach town’s cachet and attract new audiences to the sport.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/polo-clubs-boom-as-wealthy-converge-on-hamptons-of-south-america</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/polo-clubs-boom-as-wealthy-converge-on-hamptons-of-south-america</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Parks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 08:30:26 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/icR9MRzx.qWw/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/icR9MRzx.qWw/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jose Mujica, Guerrilla Who Became Uruguay President, Dies at 89]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-13/jose-mujica-guerrilla-who-became-uruguay-president-dies-at-89</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-13/jose-mujica-guerrilla-who-became-uruguay-president-dies-at-89</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Parks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 19:25:34 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iSmrBB_5MXTk/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iSmrBB_5MXTk/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Jose “Pepe” Mujica in 2018.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paraguay Holds Key Rate at 6% on Anchored Inflation Outlook]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-23/paraguay-holds-key-rate-at-6-on-anchored-inflation-outlook</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-23/paraguay-holds-key-rate-at-6-on-anchored-inflation-outlook</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Parks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:09:40 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iU02h9WdQsFQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iU02h9WdQsFQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Carlos Carvallo, Paraguay&apos;s central bank governor.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protectionist Trade Bloc Shields Paraguay From Trump Tariff Pain]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-23/protectionist-trade-club-shields-paraguay-from-trump-tariff-pain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-23/protectionist-trade-club-shields-paraguay-from-trump-tariff-pain</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zijia Song]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:05:37 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i.b11N4Hicn8/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i.b11N4Hicn8/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Carlos Fernandez, Paraguay finance minister</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uruguay Lifts Key Rate to 9.25%, Signals Hawkish Policy]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-08/uruguay-lifts-key-rate-to-9-25-signals-hawkish-policy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-08/uruguay-lifts-key-rate-to-9-25-signals-hawkish-policy</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Parks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 22:02:42 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iQQSXbUDgvoM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iQQSXbUDgvoM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The Central Bank of Uruguay headquarters in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. Uruguay&apos;s next government may have room to set a lower target for annual consumer price gains as monetary policy reins in one of the fastest inflation rates among the country&apos;s investment grade peers, central bank Chairman Washington Ribeiro said in an interview.</media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>