Latin American Markets Feel the Pressure From Political Turmoil
- Bonds and currencies should react to tension in the region
- Venezuela’s oil company has $2b in bonds due this month
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It’s been a tumultuous few days in Latin America, with anti-government protests in Venezuela and Paraguay, an attack on the opposition presidential candidate in Ecuador and recurring unrest in Brazil, where the president’s popularity is tumbling amid attempts to reform the pension system.
All are reigniting concern about political stability in some of this year’s best-performing emerging markets and key U.S. trading partners.