By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank more than quadrupled its foreign reserves in Chinese yuan last year, […]
IMF says it’s ‘clear-eyed’ about risks to Argentine economy and new program
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund and Argentine government have been “clear-eyed” about the exceptionally high […]
Brazil’s jobless rate hits six-year low for quarter through February
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s jobless rate stood at 11.2% in the three months through February, statistics agency IBGE said on […]
Chile’s February copper production down 7%, manufacturing output dips
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Copper output in Chile, the world’s largest producer of the metal, fell 7% year on year to […]
Petrobras, PetroRio advance in Albacora Leste talks; twin field trickier, sources say
By Gram Slattery RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian oil company PetroRio SA is close to agreeing on terms to […]
Brazil’s Petrobras loses $400 million court case to Paragon Offshore
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s Petrobras said on Thursday that a Rio de Janeiro state court has ruled against the […]
BHP prepares for fresh battle against $6.6 billion Brazil dam lawsuit
By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) – Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP is preparing to battle a resurrected 5 billion pound ($6.6 […]
Global energy crunch stirs hope of oil reboot in Peru’s Amazon
By Marcelo Rochabrun NUEVO ANDOAS, Peru (Reuters) – Peru’s government wants to ramp up oil production in some of its […]
Bayer to invest 2 billion euros in drug production over next 3 years
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German drugmaker Bayer said it would invest around 2 billion euros ($2.23 billion) at pharmaceutical manufacturing sites […]
Latam steps up as emerging markets struggle in first quarter
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) – Latin America has served as a respite for whipsawed emerging market investors during […]