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The iShares MSCI Brazil Index (ETF) (NYSE: EWZ) is up nearly 68 percent this year, easily making it one of 2016's best performing single-country exchange-traded funds, emerging markets or otherwise. Commodities And Politics Among the catalysts often cited for EWZ's resurgence are rebounding...

Contrary to public belief, Brazil's investment climate may be improving. According to Trading Economics, Brazil recorded a capital and financial account surplus of USD$1720.30 million in May of this year.   While Brazil's economy underwent a great recession last year, that...

Rebounding commodities prices and a weaker dollar have been cited as driving factors for several well-known asset classes and sectors this year. Previously downtrodden emerging markets currencies are soaring this year with plenty of help from the two aforementioned catalysts. As a result, emerging...

As the Brazilian real depreciated and corruption scandals linked high level government officials – many of which have been arrested – to massive bribery cases at state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (ADR) (NYSE: PBR) (NYSE: PBR-A), Brazil’s crisis seemed...

Brazil has been in trouble for a while, as the real depreciated and corruption scandals linked high level government officials – many of which have been arrested – to massive bribery cases at state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (ADR) (NYSE: PBR) (NYSE: PBR-A...

Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (ADR) (NYSE: GOL) surged as much as 14 percent after JPMorgan upgraded the airline to Neutral from Underweight as the company's recent liquidity-enhancing announcements and stronger BRL (Brazilian real) "should allow for a material reduction in risk perception." "...

Shares of E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co (NYSE: DD) spiked higher by 10 percent on Tuesday. DuPont announced on Monday its CEO Ellen Kullman will retire, cut its fiscal 2015 operating earnings per share guidance to around $2.75 from a previous $3.10. Vincent Andrews of Morgan Stanley...

Continuing with a trend, the Brazilian Real had yet another very interesting week. After falling on Monday, recuperating on Tuesday and Wednesday, declining again on Thursday, and, once again surging on Friday, the currency closed the week up 0.91 percent. Friday saw the Real appreciate 1...

The Brazilian Real had an interesting week, to say the least. The currency hit an all time low on Tuesday, and beat the record again on Wednesday. It then started to recuperate on Thursday and early Friday. However, the bills are once again losing value on Friday afternoon. The...

On Tuesday, the Brazilian real hit an all-time low in relation to the U.S. dollar. Crude oil also fell on Tuesday; macro concerns surrounding the Chinese economy linger. In this context, Latin American ADRs are getting pummeled in the stock market. The Brazilian real fell to a new all-time low on...

The Brazilian real fell about 1.68 percent, below 4 reais per U.S. dollar on Tuesday, setting a new record for an all-time low. The North American currency continued to gain strength versus emerging market currencies like the Indonesian rupiah. The Sao Paulo Stock Exchange and U.S.-listed...

Last week was particularly turbulent for Brazil: the real lost 6.7 percent, while the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange fell roughly 1.4 percent. Year-to-date, the currency is down more than 30 percent, mainly driven by concerns over the Fed rate hike and the sluggishness in the Chinese economy. Both...

Brazil had a tough week. The real fell more than 7 percent over the week, while the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange lost roughly 1.4 percent. Both continued to decline on Friday: the real plummeted more than 3 percent versus the U.S. dollar and the stock exchange tumbled 1.83 percent. After these...

On Friday, Bill Gross of Janus Capital appeared on Bloomberg and shared his thoughts on several issues, including emerging markets, with Tom Keene and Michael McKee. The Imbalances Of The Global Economy Talking about overnight VAR (value at risk) in Brazil, China and the Hong Kong PMI, the...

Benzinga has been following the saga of the Brazilian Real over the past few days. On Wednesday, the currency hit its lowest point since 2002, closing at 0.2661 U.S. dollars. On Thursday, the notes continued to fall, with the U.S. Dollar being sold at 3.803 reals -- its highest price in 13...