Macroeconomics

China will forge ahead with efforts to diversify its $3.3 trillion foreign exchange stockpile into higher yielding assets, Yi Gang, director of China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), says.

Peru will press ahead with measures...

Having confounded observers with his pragmatism, Ollanta Humala now has an historic opportunity as president to cement the gains of Peru's economic boom - and secure his nation's future

Peru will press ahead with measures to protect its currency from any rapid appreciation that could threaten its export sector, the country’s president Ollanta Humala has told LatinFinance in an exclusive interview.

Latin officials are struggling with the fallout of capital inflows in an era of easy money. The risk of financial instability may be growing

Despite devaluing the bolívar in February, Venezuela’s chronic dollar shortage continues. Another devaluation may well be on the cards

Battling the effects of quantitative easing is one of the biggest challenges facing emerging markets. But capital controls are no solution, says Chile’s finance minister Felipe Larraín