Direxion Daily Brazil Bull 3X S (BRZU) 17.65 $BRZU
Brazilian assets rally as Lula detained in corruption probe
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 04, 6:21PM CST
FBZ: 10.20 (+0.32), BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), PBR.A: 3.84 (+0.44), BRAF: 5.33 (-0.14), EBR: 1.79 (+0.07), UBR: 35.22 (+3.46), ELP: 7.14 (+0.45), DBBR: 9.33 (+0.51), BSBR: 4.61 (+0.08), EWZS: 7.68 (+0.16), PBR: 5.26 (+0.55), CPL: 9.45 (+0.28), CIG: 1.91 (+0.01), BBD: 7.17 (+0.75), BRAZ: 6.95 (+0.13), VALE: 4.38 (+0.27), BRF: 11.59 (+0.33), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25), ITUB: 8.41 (+0.59), BRAQ: 8.90 (+0.10)
Brazil set to rally further as police detain Lula
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 04, 6:20AM CST
FBZ: 10.20 (+0.32), PBR: 5.26 (+0.55), BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), BRAF: 5.33 (-0.14), BRAZ: 6.95 (+0.13), VALE: 4.38 (+0.27), UBR: 35.22 (+3.46), DBBR: 9.33 (+0.51), BRF: 11.59 (+0.33), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25), BRAQ: 8.90 (+0.10), EWZS: 7.68 (+0.16)
The Monetary Spectacle Of The Brazilian Warning
Alhambra Investment Partners - Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 04, 4:31AM CST
During the global end of the Great Recession, Brazilian GDP contracted year over year in just three quarters. The worst was about -2.5% in Q1 2009, but by Q1 2010, GDP was rising 9% again. With the latest update today, Brazil's GDP declined by just...
FBZ: 10.20 (+0.32), BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), UBR: 35.22 (+3.46), DBBR: 9.33 (+0.51), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25)
Petrobras, Brazil markets sink on Lula report
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jun 25, 2:57PM CDT
FBZ: 10.20 (+0.32), BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), PBR.A: 3.84 (+0.44), BRAF: 5.33 (-0.14), EBR: 1.79 (+0.07), UBR: 35.22 (+3.46), ELP: 7.14 (+0.45), DBBR: 9.33 (+0.51), BSBR: 4.61 (+0.08), EWZS: 7.68 (+0.16), PBR: 5.26 (+0.55), CIG: 1.91 (+0.01), CPL: 9.45 (+0.28), BRXX: 6.20 (+0.05), BBD: 7.17 (+0.75), BRAZ: 6.95 (+0.13), VALE: 4.38 (+0.27), SBS: 6.07 (-0.08), BRF: 11.59 (+0.33), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25), ITUB: 8.41 (+0.59), BRAQ: 8.90 (+0.10)
Brazil corruption probe reaches higher
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jun 19, 10:37AM CDT
FBZ: 10.20 (+0.32), PBR: 5.26 (+0.55), BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), BRAF: 5.33 (-0.14), BRXX: 6.20 (+0.05), BRAZ: 6.95 (+0.13), UBR: 35.22 (+3.46), DBBR: 9.33 (+0.51), BRF: 11.59 (+0.33), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25), BRAQ: 8.90 (+0.10), EWZS: 7.68 (+0.16)
Will A $64 Billion Infrastructure Package Do Brazil Any Good?
Michael Grogan - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jun 11, 8:13AM CDT
FBZ: 10.20 (+0.32), BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), BZF: 13.70 (+0.34), UBR: 35.22 (+3.46), DBBR: 9.33 (+0.51), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25)
Weakness In Emerging Markets Brazil And Russia: Not Good News For Commodities
MetalMiner - Seeking Alpha - Wed Jun 10, 6:10AM CDT
Original Post By Raul De Frutos There is a close linkage between emerging markets and commodity prices. This connection becomes stronger for net commodity exporters. The two most notable examples are Russia and Brazil, both of which are...
DJP: 21.36 (+0.42), BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), DEE: 109.00 (unch), CMDT: 32.71 (+0.54), DYY: 2.49 (unch), UBR: 35.22 (+3.46), RUSS: 22.79 (-2.58), COMT: 28.79 (+0.75), CSCB: 9.05 (-0.05), CMD: 149.75 (unch), FTGC: 20.22 (+0.25), GSP: 12.42 (+0.39), UCI: 12.07 (+0.27), PDBC: 15.25 (+0.27), UCD: 28.77 (+1.47), ERUS: 12.23 (+0.38), CSCR: 12.86 (+0.48), DPU: 6.02 (-0.74), FBZ: 10.20 (+0.32), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), DBC: 13.15 (+0.25), GSC: 19.60 (+0.61), USCI: 40.42 (+0.41), RGRC: 19.24 (+1.00), RJI: 4.52 (+0.11), DBBR: 9.33 (+0.51), GSG: 13.70 (+0.35), DJCI: 14.15 (+0.23), DDP: 53.00 (-4.00), SBV: 17.99 (-0.22), RUSL: 12.25 (+1.19), RBL: 14.84 (+0.52), LSC: 5.97 (-0.05), RSX: 15.81 (+0.54), GCC: 18.39 (+0.25), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25), BCM: 24.39 (+0.41)
The Global Downside To Eurodollar Decay
Joseph Calhoun - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 09, 1:21AM CDT
By Jeffrey P. Snider It is exceedingly difficult these days to detect where finance ends and the economy begins. That was intended, of course, as it was believed that greater intrusiveness on the part of the financial ends were consistent with...
VT: 56.20 (+0.38), WBIL: 21.55 (-0.01), JFC: 13.62 (+0.33), ULE: 15.77 (+0.08), ACWI: 54.56 (+0.34), BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), URR: 17.18 (+0.38), UBR: 35.22 (+3.46), FIGY: 113.22 (+2.06), CHXF: 55.14 (+1.64), YINN: 13.50 (+1.04), EUO: 24.81 (-0.19), USDU: 27.00 (-0.04), FXP: 45.07 (-2.70), PGJ: 28.91 (+0.41), FCA: 18.24 (+0.51), CHN: 14.32 (+0.33), FXE: 107.58 (+0.39), YAO: 22.83 (+0.65), ERO: 41.08 (unch), DRR: 58.23 (-0.71), GXC: 67.76 (+1.57), FXI: 32.99 (+0.91), FBZ: 10.20 (+0.32), XPP: 41.27 (+2.22), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), DBBR: 9.33 (+0.51), UUP: 25.25 (-0.07), MCHI: 41.41 (+1.09), YANG: 107.00 (-9.80), RGRO: 41.56 (+0.73), DGT: 62.95 (+0.95), ONEF: 35.99 (-0.22), GLQ: 10.89 (+0.11), RWV: 46.15 (+0.28), GCH: 8.16 (+0.12), TDF: 16.58 (+0.30), YXI: 30.43 (-0.95), UDN: 21.71 (+0.06), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25), IEIL: 22.40 (+0.44), CN: 27.24 (+0.61), EUFX: 43.18 (-0.15), FORX: 42.76 (+0.52)
Can Private Equity Help Make Brazil The 'Country Of The Future' Again?
Global Risk Insights - Seeking Alpha - Mon Jun 08, 12:45AM CDT
In Brazil, a conjunction of factors is creating unique opportunities for investment in Private Equity. As fundraising picks up again, the country's economic distress might be ushering what looks like a bright season for buyouts. The past year has...
FBZ: 10.20 (+0.32), BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), UBR: 35.22 (+3.46), DBBR: 9.33 (+0.51), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25)
Another rate hike in Brazil with maybe more to come
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jun 04, 8:19AM CDT
FBZ: 10.20 (+0.32), BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), BRAF: 5.33 (-0.14), BRXX: 6.20 (+0.05), BRAZ: 6.95 (+0.13), UBR: 35.22 (+3.46), DBBR: 9.33 (+0.51), BRF: 11.59 (+0.33), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25), BRAQ: 8.90 (+0.10), EWZS: 7.68 (+0.16)
Reigniting Strong And Inclusive Growth In Brazil
iMFdirect - Seeking Alpha - Fri May 29, 10:38AM CDT
By Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Brazil has made remarkable social gains over the past decade and a half. Millions of families have been lifted from extreme poverty, and access to education and health has...
FBZ: 10.20 (+0.32), BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), UBR: 35.22 (+3.46), DBBR: 9.33 (+0.51), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25)
China Puts Its Reserves To Use Buying Influence, Business And Assets Abroad
MetalMiner - Seeking Alpha - Thu May 28, 12:52AM CDT
Original Post By Stuart Burns That China uses overseas investment as a tool for political as well as economic advancement is no surprise to anyone. Beijing has come under criticism in the past for investing in places like Zimbabwe and Sudan,...
FBZ: 10.20 (+0.32), XPP: 41.27 (+2.22), JFC: 13.62 (+0.33), BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), UBR: 35.22 (+3.46), DBBR: 9.33 (+0.51), CHXF: 55.14 (+1.64), YINN: 13.50 (+1.04), MCHI: 41.41 (+1.09), YANG: 107.00 (-9.80), FXP: 45.07 (-2.70), GCH: 8.16 (+0.12), PGJ: 28.91 (+0.41), FCA: 18.24 (+0.51), CHN: 14.32 (+0.33), TDF: 16.58 (+0.30), YAO: 22.83 (+0.65), YXI: 30.43 (-0.95), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25), CN: 27.24 (+0.61), FXI: 32.99 (+0.91), GXC: 67.76 (+1.57)
Brazil stocks slide as Eletrobras cut to junk by Moody’s
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri May 22, 11:34AM CDT
FBZ: 10.20 (+0.32), BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), PBR.A: 3.84 (+0.44), BRAF: 5.33 (-0.14), EBR: 1.79 (+0.07), UBR: 35.22 (+3.46), ELP: 7.14 (+0.45), DBBR: 9.33 (+0.51), BSBR: 4.61 (+0.08), EWZS: 7.68 (+0.16), PBR: 5.26 (+0.55), CIG: 1.91 (+0.01), CPL: 9.45 (+0.28), BRXX: 6.20 (+0.05), BBD: 7.17 (+0.75), BRAZ: 6.95 (+0.13), VALE: 4.38 (+0.27), SBS: 6.07 (-0.08), BRF: 11.59 (+0.33), EBR.B: 2.89 (+0.11), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25), ITUB: 8.41 (+0.59), BRAQ: 8.90 (+0.10)
China offers Petrobras $7B in financing as part of investment plan for Brazil
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue May 19, 4:21PM CDT
FBZ: 10.20 (+0.32), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), BRAF: 5.33 (-0.14), ERJ: 24.68 (-1.56), UBR: 35.22 (+3.46), DBBR: 9.33 (+0.51), EWZS: 7.68 (+0.16), PBR: 5.26 (+0.55), BRXX: 6.20 (+0.05), VALE: 4.38 (+0.27), BRAZ: 6.95 (+0.13), BRF: 11.59 (+0.33), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25), BRAQ: 8.90 (+0.10)
Commodity Blues: Corporate Investment In Latin America
iMFdirect - Seeking Alpha - Wed May 13, 3:58AM CDT
By Nicolás Magud, Senior Economist at the International Monetary Fund working on Latin American countries Private investment has been decelerating throughout emerging markets since mid-2011, and Latin America has been no exception (see Chart...
MXF: 17.08 (+0.27), MXE: 10.68 (+0.12), DJP: 21.36 (+0.42), DEE: 109.00 (unch), UBR: 35.22 (+3.46), CSCB: 9.05 (-0.05), GSP: 12.42 (+0.39), LBJ: 15.78 (+1.61), UCI: 12.07 (+0.27), AND: 6.75 (-0.05), UCD: 28.77 (+1.47), GXG: 8.55 (+0.11), ILF: 24.02 (+0.85), CSCR: 12.86 (+0.48), GSC: 19.60 (+0.61), USCI: 40.42 (+0.41), BRAF: 5.33 (-0.14), RJI: 4.52 (+0.11), GSG: 13.70 (+0.35), EWW: 50.99 (+0.56), ARGT: 19.03 (+0.13), DJCI: 14.15 (+0.23), DDP: 53.00 (-4.00), SMK: 26.06 (-1.75), DBMX: 20.54 (unch), BRXX: 6.20 (+0.05), LSC: 5.97 (-0.05), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25), BCM: 24.39 (+0.41), BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), CMDT: 32.71 (+0.54), DYY: 2.49 (unch), UMX: 24.50 (+0.70), LDF: 8.38 (+0.18), COMT: 28.79 (+0.75), CMD: 149.75 (unch), EPU: 24.14 (+0.80), FTGC: 20.22 (+0.25), BRAZ: 6.95 (+0.13), PDBC: 15.25 (+0.27), ECH: 35.40 (+0.43), GML: 39.04 (+1.01), DPU: 6.02 (-0.74), BRAQ: 8.90 (+0.10), ICOL: 11.91 (+0.16), FBZ: 10.20 (+0.32), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), DBC: 13.15 (+0.25), RGRC: 19.24 (+1.00), EEML: 27.39 (+1.93), DBBR: 9.33 (+0.51), CUBA: 7.26 (unch), EWZS: 7.68 (+0.16), LAQ: 17.19 (+0.50), CH: 5.96 (+0.08), SBV: 17.99 (-0.22), QMEX: 22.53 (unch), BRF: 11.59 (+0.33), FLN: 14.58 (+0.41), GCC: 18.39 (+0.25)
Broken BRICs - Can Brazil And Russia Rebound?
Colin Lloyd - Seeking Alpha - Fri May 08, 4:09PM CDT
When Jim O'Neill, then CIO of GSAM, coined the BRIC collective in 2001, to describe the largest of the emerging market economies, each country was growing strongly, however, O'Neill was the first to acknowledge the significant differences between...
FBZ: 10.20 (+0.32), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), UBR: 35.22 (+3.46), RUSS: 22.79 (-2.58), DBBR: 9.33 (+0.51), RUSL: 12.25 (+1.19), RBL: 14.84 (+0.52), EMDD: 16.88 (unch), RSX: 15.81 (+0.54), BIK: 18.03 (+0.48), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25), ERUS: 12.23 (+0.38), EEB: 24.47 (+0.75), BKF: 28.71 (+0.82)
Latin America And The Fiscal Stimulus: A Mild Hangover, Not Yet An Addiction
iMFdirect - Seeking Alpha - Thu May 07, 2:56AM CDT
By Alexander Klemm, a Senior Economist in the Western Hemisphere Department working on Mexico Latin America is heading for tougher times. Regional growth is expected to dip below 1 percent in 2015, partly as a result of the drop in global...
BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), UBR: 35.22 (+3.46), UMX: 24.50 (+0.70), EPU: 24.14 (+0.80), LBJ: 15.78 (+1.61), BRAZ: 6.95 (+0.13), AND: 6.75 (-0.05), GXG: 8.55 (+0.11), ECH: 35.40 (+0.43), ILF: 24.02 (+0.85), GML: 39.04 (+1.01), BRAQ: 8.90 (+0.10), ICOL: 11.91 (+0.16), FBZ: 10.20 (+0.32), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), BRAF: 5.33 (-0.14), EEML: 27.39 (+1.93), DBBR: 9.33 (+0.51), EWZS: 7.68 (+0.16), EWW: 50.99 (+0.56), ARGT: 19.03 (+0.13), SMK: 26.06 (-1.75), BRXX: 6.20 (+0.05), DBMX: 20.54 (unch), QMEX: 22.53 (unch), BRF: 11.59 (+0.33), FLN: 14.58 (+0.41), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25)
Russia ratifies BRICS reserve fund
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon May 04, 2:28AM CDT
BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), EZA: 49.67 (+0.93), INDY: 25.90 (+0.42), UBR: 35.22 (+3.46), RUSS: 22.79 (-2.58), INP: 60.86 (+0.78), INDL: 11.21 (+0.55), PIN: 18.76 (+0.31), ERUS: 12.23 (+0.38), INDA: 26.25 (+0.36), FBZ: 10.20 (+0.32), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), DSUM: 22.87 (+0.09), RSXJ: 19.94 (+0.74), DBBR: 9.33 (+0.51), CHIX: 12.21 (+0.37), RUSL: 12.25 (+1.19), INXX: 9.67 (+0.19), RBL: 14.84 (+0.52), EPI: 18.76 (+0.41), RSX: 15.81 (+0.54), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25)
The Midnight Sun - Part 3 - Go?
The Nattering Naybob - at Seeking Alpha - Fri May 01, 4:00PM CDT
EWI: 11.95 (-0.07), DFE: 54.41 (+0.51), EFNL: 30.93 (+0.17), EWG: 24.56 (+0.10), EMES: 5.08 (+0.71), DBEU: 24.80 (+0.04), EWD: 28.48 (+0.26), EUDG: 21.65 (+0.21), EWQ: 23.63 (+0.13), EWP: 26.56 (unch), EWO: 14.75 (+0.04), EWN: 23.65 (+0.15), EWL: 29.25 (-0.13), EWK: 16.96 (+0.08), DXPS: 23.61 (+0.29), EIRL: 38.38 (-0.01), DAX: 23.22 (+0.18), DBEZ: 24.59 (-0.01), DBUK: 21.88 (+0.05), ASHR: 23.88 (+0.69), ASHS: 31.32 (-0.46), BKF: 28.71 (+0.82), ADRU: 19.10 (+0.05), EOX: 1.08 (+0.10), CLB: 115.19 (+1.27), CPE: 7.33 (+0.49), EWU: 15.57 (+0.10), EDEN: 55.12 (+1.06), ENOR: 19.74 (+0.77),
70.62 (+0.63), BPZ: 0.15 (-0.09), BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), DBGR: 22.27 (+0.03), EPV: 62.12 (-0.73), ECA: 5.47 (+0.54), EPS: 67.96 (+0.23), CHK: 5.08 (+0.81), DIA: 170.02 (+0.67), APA: 48.04 (+2.95), CRZO: 26.44 (+0.89), EMB: 108.19 (+0.26), ERUS: 12.23 (+0.38), EUMV: 22.98 (+0.11), BHI: 46.20 (-0.35), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), EURL: 20.40 (+0.29), DXGE: 24.91 (+0.02), CHIX: 12.21 (+0.37), CHIM: 12.00 (unch), CHIQ: 10.88 (+0.34), CORP: 100.27 (-0.65), CHIE: 8.96 (unch), CHII: 11.48 (+0.39), EPOL: 18.24 (+0.08)
The Midnight Sun - Part 2 - Are You Set?
The Nattering Naybob - at Seeking Alpha - Fri May 01, 2:30PM CDT
EWI: 11.95 (-0.07), EWG: 24.56 (+0.10), DFE: 54.41 (+0.51), EFNL: 30.93 (+0.17), EMES: 5.08 (+0.71), DBEU: 24.80 (+0.04), EWD: 28.48 (+0.26), EUDG: 21.65 (+0.21), EWQ: 23.63 (+0.13), EWP: 26.56 (unch), EWO: 14.75 (+0.04), EWN: 23.65 (+0.15), EWL: 29.25 (-0.13), EWK: 16.96 (+0.08), DXPS: 23.61 (+0.29), EIRL: 38.38 (-0.01), DAX: 23.22 (+0.18), DBEZ: 24.59 (-0.01), DBUK: 21.88 (+0.05), ASHR: 23.88 (+0.69), ASHS: 31.32 (-0.46), BKF: 28.71 (+0.82), ADRU: 19.10 (+0.05), EOX: 1.08 (+0.10), CLB: 115.19 (+1.27), CPE: 7.33 (+0.49), EDEN: 55.12 (+1.06), ENOR: 19.74 (+0.77), 70.62 (+0.63), E: 29.86 (-0.14), BPZ: 0.15 (-0.09), BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), DBGR: 22.27 (+0.03), EPV: 62.12 (-0.73), ECA: 5.47 (+0.54), EPS: 67.96 (+0.23), CHK: 5.08 (+0.81), DIA: 170.02 (+0.67), APA: 48.04 (+2.95), CRZO: 26.44 (+0.89), EMB: 108.19 (+0.26), ERUS: 12.23 (+0.38), EUMV: 22.98 (+0.11), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51), BHI: 46.20 (-0.35), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), EURL: 20.40 (+0.29), DXGE: 24.91 (+0.02), CHIX: 12.21 (+0.37), CHIM: 12.00 (unch), CHIQ: 10.88 (+0.34), CORP: 100.27 (-0.65), CHIE: 8.96 (unch), CHII: 11.48 (+0.39), EPOL: 18.24 (+0.08)
Brazilian assets rally as Lula detained in corruption probe
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 04, 6:21PM CST
FBZ: 10.20 (+0.32), BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), PBR.A: 3.84 (+0.44), BRAF: 5.33 (-0.14), EBR: 1.79 (+0.07), UBR: 35.22 (+3.46), ELP: 7.14 (+0.45), DBBR: 9.33 (+0.51), BSBR: 4.61 (+0.08), EWZS: 7.68 (+0.16), PBR: 5.26 (+0.55), CPL: 9.45 (+0.28), CIG: 1.91 (+0.01), BBD: 7.17 (+0.75), BRAZ: 6.95 (+0.13), VALE: 4.38 (+0.27), BRF: 11.59 (+0.33), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25), ITUB: 8.41 (+0.59), BRAQ: 8.90 (+0.10)
Brazil set to rally further as police detain Lula
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 04, 6:20AM CST
FBZ: 10.20 (+0.32), PBR: 5.26 (+0.55), BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), BRAF: 5.33 (-0.14), BRAZ: 6.95 (+0.13), VALE: 4.38 (+0.27), UBR: 35.22 (+3.46), DBBR: 9.33 (+0.51), BRF: 11.59 (+0.33), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25), BRAQ: 8.90 (+0.10), EWZS: 7.68 (+0.16)
The Monetary Spectacle Of The Brazilian Warning
Alhambra Investment Partners - Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 04, 4:31AM CST
During the global end of the Great Recession, Brazilian GDP contracted year over year in just three quarters. The worst was about -2.5% in Q1 2009, but by Q1 2010, GDP was rising 9% again. With the latest update today, Brazil's GDP declined by just...
FBZ: 10.20 (+0.32), BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), UBR: 35.22 (+3.46), DBBR: 9.33 (+0.51), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25)
Petrobras, Brazil markets sink on Lula report
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jun 25, 2:57PM CDT
FBZ: 10.20 (+0.32), BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), PBR.A: 3.84 (+0.44), BRAF: 5.33 (-0.14), EBR: 1.79 (+0.07), UBR: 35.22 (+3.46), ELP: 7.14 (+0.45), DBBR: 9.33 (+0.51), BSBR: 4.61 (+0.08), EWZS: 7.68 (+0.16), PBR: 5.26 (+0.55), CIG: 1.91 (+0.01), CPL: 9.45 (+0.28), BRXX: 6.20 (+0.05), BBD: 7.17 (+0.75), BRAZ: 6.95 (+0.13), VALE: 4.38 (+0.27), SBS: 6.07 (-0.08), BRF: 11.59 (+0.33), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25), ITUB: 8.41 (+0.59), BRAQ: 8.90 (+0.10)
Brazil corruption probe reaches higher
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jun 19, 10:37AM CDT
FBZ: 10.20 (+0.32), PBR: 5.26 (+0.55), BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), BRAF: 5.33 (-0.14), BRXX: 6.20 (+0.05), BRAZ: 6.95 (+0.13), UBR: 35.22 (+3.46), DBBR: 9.33 (+0.51), BRF: 11.59 (+0.33), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25), BRAQ: 8.90 (+0.10), EWZS: 7.68 (+0.16)
Will A $64 Billion Infrastructure Package Do Brazil Any Good?
Michael Grogan - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jun 11, 8:13AM CDT
FBZ: 10.20 (+0.32), BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), BZF: 13.70 (+0.34), UBR: 35.22 (+3.46), DBBR: 9.33 (+0.51), EWZ: 24.99 (+1.25)
Weakness In Emerging Markets Brazil And Russia: Not Good News For Commodities
MetalMiner - Seeking Alpha - Wed Jun 10, 6:10AM CDT
Original Post By Raul De Frutos There is a close linkage between emerging markets and commodity prices. This connection becomes stronger for net commodity exporters. The two most notable examples are Russia and Brazil, both of which are...
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The Global Downside To Eurodollar Decay
Joseph Calhoun - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 09, 1:21AM CDT
By Jeffrey P. Snider It is exceedingly difficult these days to detect where finance ends and the economy begins. That was intended, of course, as it was believed that greater intrusiveness on the part of the financial ends were consistent with...
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Can Private Equity Help Make Brazil The 'Country Of The Future' Again?
Global Risk Insights - Seeking Alpha - Mon Jun 08, 12:45AM CDT
In Brazil, a conjunction of factors is creating unique opportunities for investment in Private Equity. As fundraising picks up again, the country's economic distress might be ushering what looks like a bright season for buyouts. The past year has...
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Another rate hike in Brazil with maybe more to come
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jun 04, 8:19AM CDT
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Reigniting Strong And Inclusive Growth In Brazil
iMFdirect - Seeking Alpha - Fri May 29, 10:38AM CDT
By Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Brazil has made remarkable social gains over the past decade and a half. Millions of families have been lifted from extreme poverty, and access to education and health has...
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China Puts Its Reserves To Use Buying Influence, Business And Assets Abroad
MetalMiner - Seeking Alpha - Thu May 28, 12:52AM CDT
Original Post By Stuart Burns That China uses overseas investment as a tool for political as well as economic advancement is no surprise to anyone. Beijing has come under criticism in the past for investing in places like Zimbabwe and Sudan,...
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Brazil stocks slide as Eletrobras cut to junk by Moody’s
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri May 22, 11:34AM CDT
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China offers Petrobras $7B in financing as part of investment plan for Brazil
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue May 19, 4:21PM CDT
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Commodity Blues: Corporate Investment In Latin America
iMFdirect - Seeking Alpha - Wed May 13, 3:58AM CDT
By Nicolás Magud, Senior Economist at the International Monetary Fund working on Latin American countries Private investment has been decelerating throughout emerging markets since mid-2011, and Latin America has been no exception (see Chart...
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Broken BRICs - Can Brazil And Russia Rebound?
Colin Lloyd - Seeking Alpha - Fri May 08, 4:09PM CDT
When Jim O'Neill, then CIO of GSAM, coined the BRIC collective in 2001, to describe the largest of the emerging market economies, each country was growing strongly, however, O'Neill was the first to acknowledge the significant differences between...
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Latin America And The Fiscal Stimulus: A Mild Hangover, Not Yet An Addiction
iMFdirect - Seeking Alpha - Thu May 07, 2:56AM CDT
By Alexander Klemm, a Senior Economist in the Western Hemisphere Department working on Mexico Latin America is heading for tougher times. Regional growth is expected to dip below 1 percent in 2015, partly as a result of the drop in global...
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Russia ratifies BRICS reserve fund
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon May 04, 2:28AM CDT
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The Midnight Sun - Part 3 - Go?
The Nattering Naybob - at Seeking Alpha - Fri May 01, 4:00PM CDT
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70.62 (+0.63), BPZ: 0.15 (-0.09), BZQ: 47.79 (-5.68), DBGR: 22.27 (+0.03), EPV: 62.12 (-0.73), ECA: 5.47 (+0.54), EPS: 67.96 (+0.23), CHK: 5.08 (+0.81), DIA: 170.02 (+0.67), APA: 48.04 (+2.95), CRZO: 26.44 (+0.89), EMB: 108.19 (+0.26), ERUS: 12.23 (+0.38), EUMV: 22.98 (+0.11), BHI: 46.20 (-0.35), BRZU: 17.65 (+2.43), EURL: 20.40 (+0.29), DXGE: 24.91 (+0.02), CHIX: 12.21 (+0.37), CHIM: 12.00 (unch), CHIQ: 10.88 (+0.34), CORP: 100.27 (-0.65), CHIE: 8.96 (unch), CHII: 11.48 (+0.39), EPOL: 18.24 (+0.08) The Midnight Sun - Part 2 - Are You Set?
The Nattering Naybob - at Seeking Alpha - Fri May 01, 2:30PM CDT
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