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US producer prices rose 1.3% against a 0.5% forecast, the dollar slipped and Brazil's real lost 1.4%. Here is the setup for Latin America's open. The post LatAm Opens After Brazil Stocks Fall 1.06% | Pre-Open, Oct 16 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazil's stocks fell 1.06% and the real lost 1.4%. August activity data at 09:00 BRT tests an 83.5% market bet on a November rate cut. The post Brazil Stocks Eye Growth Data After 1.06% Drop | Morning Call, Oct 16 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Indian IT shares climbed to a five-week high.

Colombia’s COLCAP edged down to about 2,580 on Thursday 15 October while Ecopetrol’s New York shares fell 1.12% to US$17.70. The post Colombia Stocks Hold as Ecopetrol Dips 1% | Colombia Market Report, Oct 15 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Argentina’s Merval rose 0.69% to 2,855,486 on Thursday 15 October as Globant jumped 6.4%, while the country-risk index rose to 622 points. The post Argentina Stocks Rise 0.69% as Banks Gain | Argentina Market Report, Oct 15 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Indonesian stocks will likely see further outflows as the nation faces a potential ejection from global stock indexes following MSCI Inc.’s latest proposal to downgrade the country, according to analysts.

Wei Li, global chief investment strategist at BlackRock, explains her firm’s bullish move on short-term US Treasuries while downgrading stocks. She speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” (Source: Bloomberg)

"The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops. Today's guests: Vasiliki Pachatouridi, BlackRock EMEA Head of iShares Fixed Income Product Strategy; Alexander Gabuev, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center Director (Source: Bloomberg)

Global stocks are falling as an AI rout drives investors toward the safety of bonds

Indian equities outpaced Asian peers on Thursday, as an unwinding of the artificial intelligence trade spurred a rotation toward markets that had largely missed the surge.

Chile’s IPSA fell 0.49% to 10,966 on Wednesday 14 October as US inflation lifted the dollar, the peso slid to about 985 and SQM fell 1.9%. The post Chile Stocks Fall 0.5% as Peso Weakens | Chile Market Report, Oct 14 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Mexico’s S&P/BMV IPC fell 0.26% to 66,790.38 on Wednesday 14 October as US inflation lifted the dollar and the peso weakened 0.6% to 18.49 per dollar. The post Mexico Stocks Slip 0.3% as Peso Weakens 0.6% | Mexico Market Report, Oct 14 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazil’s Ibovespa fell 0.18% to 206,505.98 on Wednesday 14 October as US inflation beat forecasts, while Petrobras rose 2.22% and the real held near 5.03. The post Brazil Stocks Slip 0.2% as Petrobras Gains | Brazil Market Report, Oct 14 appeared first on The Rio Times.

US stocks dropped to their worst day since July on Wednesday, following the latest signal that inflation is getting worse. The S&P 500 sank 1.1 per cent for a fifth loss in the six days since setting its all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 48 points, or 0.1 per cent, and the Nasdaq composite slid 1.9 per cent as stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry led the way lower. Stocks felt pressure from rising yields in the bond market, where worries grew after a report said US...

Money managers who focus on economic growth and the strength of earnings are showing growing doubts about the rally in US stocks.

Market strategists predict that the earnings season just kicking off in Europe will be a blockbuster one, with sectors including technology and energy taking the lead in beating profit estimates across the continent.

Passive investing has become the default. It’s not as neutral a choice as it seems.

The S&P 500 slipped 0.02% to 7,805 and the dollar index fell 0.45% to 102.13 before US inflation data, with Brazil's real and Selic path in focus. The post Stocks Pause 0.02% Before US Inflation Data | Global Economy, Oct 14 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Latin America opens before US September inflation data, with the Ibovespa down 1.04%, the real weaker by 0.81%, oil firm and Asian stocks sharply lower. The post LatAm Opens Before US Inflation as Ibovespa Drops 1.04% | Pre-Open, Oct 14 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Palliser Capital wants Samsung Electronics Co. to list shares in the US and use the proceeds to buy back preferred stock, saying the company should do more to narrow the discount on those securities, which carry no voting rights.

Indian stocks jumped on Tuesday after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said she’s keen to listen to discussions around a transaction tax imposed on trading shares as the country seeks to boost capital inflows.

The deepening selloff in shares linked to artificial intelligence pushed the key emerging-market equity index down for a second day and triggered a decline in currencies of Asia’s technology hubs.

Apple Inc. is rolling out a slew of new products and improved older ones this week, but investors are unsure if it will be enough to boost one of the most expensive stocks in the market that’s largely gone nowhere in months.

BlackRock Inc.’s research unit has turned more bullish US Treasuries, unwinding a “mainstay” underweight stance for most of the past six years, as yields climbed to the highest levels in more than two decades.

South Korea spent much of this year as a poster child of the scorching global AI trade. Now, by almost every measure, the $4.3 trillion stock market is rapidly losing relevance with investors.

Chile's President José Antonio Kast signed a law that cuts the company tax rate to 23% by 2029, a change that matters to US investors in Chilean stocks. The post Chile’s Kast Signs Law Cutting Company Tax to 23% appeared first on The Rio Times.

Wall Street traders betting on a another solid earnings season sent stocks higher, with the market also gaining as oil prices eased. Aoifinn Devitt, Managing Director: Global Wealth at Moneta Group, discusses the markets, global inflation and economic growth in the US and abroad. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nigeria stocks lost about US$1.0 billion in one session on 8 October. Energy shares led the fall, while the naira held steady for dollar investors. The post Nigeria Stocks Shed US$1 Billion as Energy Shares Slide appeared first on The Rio Times.

Overseas investors dumped the most Japanese stocks on record last week while buying up cash equities amid growing uncertainty over whether a rally in shares will continue.