Chile Preps for Political Sea Change as Markets Focus on Trump

Chilean President-elect Jose Antonio Kast — Chilean President-elect Jose Antonio KastPhotographer: Cristobal Olivares/Bloomberg

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By Carolina Gonzalez

March 2, 2026 at 11:00 AM UTC

As Chile prepares to swear in its most radical free-market government in over 35 years, many analysts and traders can’t drag their attention away from the US, Iran and President Donald Trump.

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