Chile Market Wrap September 20 2013
The Chilean markets being closed three days last week for the Independence holiday was probably a good thing with all that happened in the global markets. At this point it looks like next week will be...
View ArticleChile Market Wrap, September 27, 2013
Chile IPSA started the week with a spike to the upside, catching up from the prior week’s volatility in global markets as the exchange had been closed for three days to celebrate the country’s...
View ArticleChile Market Wrap October 4, 2013
Considering all the volatility and concerning news out of the US the markets held up pretty well this week with only a slight close to the downside. Chile stock exchange. Photo: jjamata/Flickr Chile...
View ArticleChile Market Wrap October 18, 2013
It was another volatile week in the markets starting off with the possible US default on their debt while their government operations remained closed for the third week, and ending with a surprise...
View ArticleChile Market Wrap October 25, 2013
It was a tough week for the markets as investors weighed the surprise interest rate cut by the Chilean Central bank, a weaker than expected US job report and concerns about China’s economy. Photo:...
View ArticleChile Market Wrap November 1, 2013
The last week in October saw the Chilean stock market open just three days but performing to the positive for the week and the month. The IPSA index closed on Wednesday, with no trading on both...
View ArticleChile Market Wrap November 8, 2013
Chile’s IPSA index was on its way to top 4,000 until economic news and global central banks thwarted the effort closing lower for the week. The IPSA started the week over 3,900 but ended the week at...
View ArticleChile Market Wrap November 15, 2013
Volatility remains in the Chilean markets as traders are eyeing the weekend’s Presidential elections, but in the US the bull market cannot be stopped almost daily setting new all-time highs helped by...
View ArticleChile Market Wrap November 22, 2013
The Chilean election went as expected going into the week then we got the surprise mid-week of a second consecutive interest rate cut by the Central Bank. Chile’s IPSA index fell again for the week on...
View ArticleChile Market Wrap November 29, 2013
The last week of November did not show much movement in the Chilean market while the US market held its all-time highs and the tech heavy NASDAQ topped 4,000 for the first time in 13-years. The...
View ArticleChile Market Wrap December 6, 2013
Even the bevy of merger and acquisition news out of Chile wasn’t enough to stop the downward trend in the IPSA. The IPSA has now dropped almost 6 percent in 6-weeks, ending this week down 1.9 percent...
View ArticleChile Market Wrap December 20, 2013
The anticipated “tapering” by the US Federal Reserve finally materialized this week sending US stocks to record highs as emerging markets weighs the affects of higher interest rates. The Chilean IPSA...
View ArticleChile Market Wrap January 10, 2014
Chile’s IPSA is having a hard time: starting 2014 on the downside as economic numbers show continuing weakness in Chile and China. The IPSA is now down over 2 percent for the year closing Friday at...
View ArticleEmerging Markets Volatility Spikes, Chile Market Wrap January 31, 2014
If the saying “as January goes, so goes the rest of the year” is true, we could be seeing some down markets in 2014. Chile’s IPSA stock index continued through the week hitting lows not seen in over...
View ArticleWill Counter-Trade Tuesday Continue? Chile Market Wrap February 7
As the emerging markets got into a very over-sold level, we saw a “counter-trade” on Tuesday which begs the question: is it a “dead-cat bounce” or a real turn around? In Chile we saw a reversal in...
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