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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

Santander raises $7bn in Brazil IPO

Warning of cut in lending to Latin America

Venezuela bond proves popular

Argentina to resume debt talks with Paris Club

Colombia calls for investment rating

Moody’s rates Brazil at investment grade

Argentina hopes to settle debts

Lex: US margins

Real drama at Lehman upstages TV fiction

Brazil ready to infringe US drug patents