Brazil

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【廝殺17小時】囚犯56死 遭斬頭拋屍牆外 調停人：很多已被肢解
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/ ... 3/56123637

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Inside Rio's iconic abandoned stadium
http://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio ... s/38865941

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Brazil's worst recession: 8 consecutive quarters of contraction
http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/07/news/ec ... index.html

[winston]

Brazil Markets Sink, Triggering Circuit Breaker on Fresh Crisis

by Eric Lam

Futures of the benchmark Ibovespa gauge plunged 10 percent, and futures of the real hit circuit-breaker limits after sinking 6 percent.

Bond risk measured by five-year credit default swaps soared more than 60 basis points, the most since January.

Source: Bloomberg

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/brazil-m ... 37830.html

[winston]

Short Brazil with These Inverse ETFs

August 1, 2013

1. Direxion Daily Brazil Bear 3X Shares (BRZS)
2. ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped (BZQ) 2x

Long ETF
1. MSCI Brazil Index Fund (EWZ)
2. Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap ETF (BRF) and
3. iShares MSCI Brazil Small Cap Index (EWZS)

Source: Zacks Equity Research

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/short-br ... 41107.html

[winston]

The earth is crumbling beneath Michel Temer’s feet

Brazilians reacted with disbelief yesterday after a newspaper reported that their president was caught on tape approving hush money. Temer was allegedly trying to keep an imprisoned politician who masterminded last year's impeachment of Dilma Rousseff from spilling more details on a corruption scandal that's rocked the country for three years.

The stock market plunged 9 percent. As night fell over Sao Paulo, residents could be heard shouting “Out with Temer” as they banged pots and pans. The scandal even had some reminiscing about the days of military dictatorship, which ended in 1985.

Temer says he won't resign and did nothing wrong. The question is whether he'll change his mind or whether Brazil is in for another long period of political chaos.

The affair is a reminder of how quickly power can drain from an unpopular president. Some allies deserted Temer almost immediately, while others threatened to resign if the allegations are proven.

For investors, it’s also a reminder of the perils of doing business in Brazil. While major Washington scandals come only once in a generation, corruption and political instability always lurk just below the surface in Latin America’s economic heavyweight.

Source: Bloomberg

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Some investors bet Brazil has further room to fall

by Dion Rabouin and Trevor Hunnicutt

About 12 percent of shares of the $5.6 billion U.S.-listed iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF are being shorted, according to S3 Partners, a financial analytics firm.

The fund ranks as the second most-shorted country ETF in the United States by dollar value of short interest.

Source: Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-inves ... r%20Update

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Brazil emerges from recession as GDP grows 1%
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-40120364

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In Brazil, Highway Robbery Is a Growth Industry
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles ... h-industry

[winston]

These Stocks Possess Enormous Potential to Reward Investors

by Eric Fry

Source: Investment U

http://dailytradealert.com/2017/08/19/s ... investors/