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Poor transport hampers Brazil
Brazil has become the world’s biggest exporter of a basket of foods, but analysts say output is reaching its limit and the investment needed for growth is falling short
Muni bond sector thawing with a little help from BAB
Investors are responding to the Obama administration’s Build America Bond programme, but concerns about the health of municipals and the market environment in general continue
Lex: US bond yields
Buyers of US Treasuries appear to be taking a sober view of recent economic events
Lex: Argentine fantasy
The government has created an economic wonderland that cannot survive if the country is to return successfully to international capital markets
Opinion: The Fund should help Brazil to tackle inflows
Helping Brazil to moderate inflows of foreign capital rather than issuing a negative response would signal that the IMF is taking a less doctrinaire approach, write Arvind Subramanian and John Williamson
Argentina signals return to credit markets
The country’s intention to settle outstanding debts worth more than $29bn with holders of default sovereign bonds comes in the wake of an offer by international banks on behalf of the so-called ‘holdouts’
Credit Suisse settles Brazilian insider trading case
Credit Suisse has offered to pay R$19.2m to Brazil’s securities commission to end an action over alleged insider dealing in shares of Embraer
Lex: Brazil’s new capital tax
Brazil is a victim of its recent economic success. The strengthening currency is the price it must pay
Brazil imposes tax on foreign investments
Brazil’s currency and stocks fell sharply after the government imposed a 2 per cent tax on foreign portfolio investments to stem the rapid rise of its exchange rate
Brazil sets 2% tax on capital inflows
Brazil has imposed a 2% effective from Tuesday on money entering the country to invest in equities and fixed income instruments. Direct investment in the productive economy will not be affected
