As Brazil Job Market Sours, A Coup Of Sorts Hits The Capital

This year just got a whole lot tougher for Brazil. Brazil’s job market is getting worse, as Friday’s data suggests.

Brazil retail sales drop unexpectedly in April

SAO PAULO, June 16 (Reuters) - Retail sales in Brazil defied expectations of a rebound in April and fell for the third straight month as unemployment and inflation rose and consumer confidence languished near its lowest level in at least a decade.

Brazil's July job growth weakest for the month since 1999

BRASILIA, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Job creation in Brazil slowed in July to its weakest pace for the month since 1999, another sign Latin America's biggest economy might have slipped into recession during a tightly-contested presidential race.

Argentina in latest debt default crisis pits 'motherland' against 'vultures'

Happy hour is now in full swing at The Temple Bar, a busy British-style pub in the upscale Palermo Soho district of Buenos Aires.

Chilean Prices Rise Less Than Forecast as Economy Weakens

Chilean consumer prices rose less than analysts expected in June, slowing annual inflation for the first time in eight months, as the weakest economic growth in four years eased pressure on costs.

Argentina fears new crisis as vultures circle after US supreme court ruling

Argentinians, battered by decades of apparently cyclical economic crises, fear a new one following a US supreme court ruling this week that could make the country liable for up to $15bn (£11bn) owed to so-called "vulture funds".

Brazil adds 105,384 jobs in April, below market forecasts

BRASILIA, May 21 (Reuters) - Brazil's economy added a net 105,384 payroll jobs in April, the Labor Ministry said on Wednesday, well below market expectations.

Peru's economy grew 5.7 pct in February, year over year

LIMA, April 15 (Reuters) - Peru's economic growth picked up in February, rising 5.72 percent from the same month a year earlier on robust mining and manufacturing activity and beating forecasts, government data showed on Tuesday.

EMERGING MARKETS-Latam currencies weaken on U.S. data, stocks gain

By Asher Levine SAO PAULO, April 2 (Reuters) - Latin American currencies weakened against the dollar on Wednesday after encouraging U.S. employment data raised expectations that monetary stimulus in the world's largest economy would continue to be wound down at its current pace.

Brazil opposition leaders join forces against Rousseff

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Two of Brazil's most popular opposition leaders joined forces on Saturday in an unexpected alliance that shakes up next year's election and could pose a major challenge to President Dilma Rousseff at a time when the economy is sputtering.

China, Latin America sales help Adidas profits

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- German shoe and sporting goods company Adidas AG said Thursday net profit rose 4 percent in the second quarter to 172 million euros ($229 million) as stronger sales in China and Latin America offset a decline in Europe.

With no easy options, Brazil's Rousseff strains to manage unrest

(Reuters) - Few people in Brazil know what it's like to be 20-something and angry at the government quite like President Dilma Rousseff.

Chile growth, foreign policy propel Pinera approval near two-year high

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Billionaire President Sebastian Pinera's popularity rebounded to 38 percent in February, a near two-year high, on approval of Chile's robust economic growth and foreign policy, pollster Adimark said on Tuesday.

Sizzling prices heat up wage talks in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A stagnant economy and one of the world's highest inflation rates are making Argentina's annual wage talks thornier than ever this year just as President Cristina Fernandez turns her attention to mid-term elections.

Chile Rejected Rate Change on Balanced Global, Domestic Risk

Chilean policy makers were unanimous in their decision to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged last month on improved financial conditions abroad and higher wages and falling unemployment at home.