Brazil’s central bank poured cold water on expectations of bigger interest rate cuts after delivering two reductions of half a percentage point since August. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Economics María Eloísa Capurro Andy Rosati

Surprisingly strong job markets in Brazil and Mexico are underpinning the performance of Latin America's two largest economies bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Economics María Eloísa Capurro Andy Rosati Maya Averbuch

After five years and $43 billion of loans, the IMF is no closer to fixing its Argentina problem. In fact it may be about to get worse bloomberg.com/news/features/… via Bloomberg Economics Eric Martin Manuela Tobías Patrick Gillespie

A former member of Brazil’s central bank is betting on a less aggressive, two-staged monetary easing cycle as surging US yields narrow the room for key rate cuts bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Economics María Eloísa Capurro Vinícius Andrade Robert Jameson

Brazil is helping Venezuelan refugees to find jobs in the south of the country, where they're mostly absorbed by the powerful agriculture sector. Its response to the migrant crisis stands out in the region, reports Andy Rosati bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-… via Bloomberg Graphics

A team of top campaign strategists that helped Lula return to power in Brazil is now trying to help Sergio Massa stop Javier Milei’s ascent in Argentina bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics Simone Iglesias Manuela Tobías Travis Waldron Walter Brandimarte

Argentina Presidential Election: The first results were released at 9:20 p.m., Buenos Aires time. Incumbent government’s candidate Sergio Massa leads with 35.90%, against outsider Javier Milei’s 30.51%, with 76.1% of voting tables reporting. 🔗🇦🇷🗳️: bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-…

In Argentina's election, Javier Milei promised to burn down the house while Sergio Massa told voters that stepping over the cliff was scarier. The status quo prevailed again bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics Manuela Tobías

Argentina’s top two presidential candidates have diametrically opposing views on everything from economic to foreign policies. Here are the most striking differences between their plans bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics with Patrick Gillespie

China's growing influence in Latin America faces a big test this weekend: in Argentina's runoff election, where the two remaining presidential candidates have opposing views on relations with Beijing bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics Manuela Tobías danielle balbi

Voters in Argentina headed to the polls to elect Sergio Massa or Javier Milei as their next president. Follow for the latest results bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-…

Javier Milei won Argentina’s presidency promising a radical shakeup to fix decades of policy mismanagement, including ditching adopting the US dollar and shuttering the central bank bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics Manuela Tobías JP Spinetto Patrick Gillespie Ignacio Olivera Doll

Brazil’s president has decided to put relations with Argentina on hold until he has clarity about the incoming administration’s plan to deal with its largest regional trading partner, report Simone Iglesias and Martha Beck bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics

Lula wants to show the world at COP28 that Brazil is back in the fight against climate change, and serious about saving the Amazon rainforest bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Green Simone Iglesias Andy Rosati

President-elect Javier Milei let slip his choice of Argentina's economy minister during a radio interview, saying that Luis Caputo will take over the job bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics Manuela Tobías

Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei appointed Santiago Bausili, an ally of incoming Economy Minister Luis Caputo, to lead the nation’s central bank bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Economics Manuela Tobías María Eloísa Capurro Walter Brandimarte

Brazil’s exports proved so strong in 2023 that they are rekindling memories of the commodities bonanza in the early 2000s bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets Felipe Saturnino, Barbara Nascimento María Eloísa Capurro Walter Brandimarte Travis Waldron

One year after Bolsonaro's supporters stormed Brasilia in a bid to overturn his election defeat, members of his inner circle are trying to refashion the fiery right-wing movement he's inspired. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics Daniel Carvalho Andy Rosati Travis Waldron

IBGE chief Marcio Pochmann wants to update the methodology used by Brazil's statistics agency to better measure the digital economy. Critics of the heterodox economist say the push may erode IBGE's credibility bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics Andy Rosati Travis Waldron

Where is Venezuela headed after its contested vote? Andy Rosati answers some key questions trib.al/dSkPtQq