Stephen Wicary

Two subsidiaries of Argentine utility Albanesi have reached out to creditors after missing a payment on dollar bonds it issued just six months ago, @simauchi_ @ioliveradoll report https://t.co/SR9GVd3SuX

China signs a letter of intent with Argentine exporters to buy $900 million of soybeans, corn and vegetable oil, the latest indication the Asian nation will avoid sourcing from the US during Donald Trump’s trade war, @jongilbert9 @manuelatobiasm report https://t.co/631URciXXV

The town known as the launchpad of the Brazilian diaspora in the US is facing a grim homecoming thanks to Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans, @andrewrosati reports https://t.co/8oCsjZp5T5

An immigration raid on a luxury Puerto Rico hotel partially owned by billionaire investor John Paulson led the US Department of Homeland Security to arrest dozens of construction workers from the Dominican Republic, @jimwyss reports https://t.co/9zsqjwKbOJ

The cash crunch in Colombia’s health system is forcing hospitals in the nation’s capital to close down units in order to focus efforts on other services, @anjaralop reports https://t.co/5Iq2r37MBt

MercadoLibre beats analyst expectations, delivering strong growth in its credit portfolio while its Argentina division gets a boost as the country removes trade barriers and scraps currency controls, @DanCancel reports https://t.co/wtRIerwmVn

Argentina’s Congress rejects a bill authored by Javier Milei, leaving open the possibility that former president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner could again run for the nation’s top office, @manuelatobiasm reports https://t.co/a9eKRnwIc9

The stunning escape of five aides to opposition leader María Corina Machado from Venezuela suggests that President Nicolás Maduro's security apparatus is reaching a breaking point https://t.co/jPbMY5bF9F

Brazil’s central bank increases its key interest rate by a half-point to the highest level since 2006, as policymakers work to tame above-target inflation while also heeding a worsening global economic outlook, @beckmartha @andrewrosati report https://t.co/S01OrqYfvD

The 84-year-old mother of opposition leader María Corina Machado escaped Venezuela in an operation tied to the US-brokered exit of five political aides who were hiding in the Argentine embassy in Caracas https://t.co/cRejyHr8Wc

Cracks are starting to appear as Javier Milei removes the distortions that once characterized the Argentine economy, hurting companies that bulked up on debt by exploiting exchange rate gaps, @ioliveradoll reports https://t.co/YLGuZ1CDmx

As unwelcome reminders from the worst days of Venezuela’s economic crisis crop up, businesses and households are revisiting the playbooks that got them through the months-long dysfunction of 2019 https://t.co/2o99MTuLP7

Five top aides to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado have escaped the country after the US helped them foil a siege of the Argentine Embassy in Caracas where they had been holed up for 15 months https://t.co/NkGJjKwTt3

The richest man in one of Latin America’s poorest nations is on a mission to save his country, @mrochabrun @sergiomendoza01 report https://t.co/nxorxOcck3

Peru is tasking the military with regaining control of a mineral-rich area of the country’s northern highlands after 13 gold-mine workers were kidnapped and murdered, @jamesattwood @mrochabrun report https://t.co/U9CoqioGV0

Lula’s government is betting the global upheaval Donald Trump has unleashed will supercharge Brazil’s efforts to expand commercial ties with Southeast Asia, @simoneiglesias reports https://t.co/FEjv4FMWge

The top executive at payment provider DLocal says merchants selling everything from electronics, consumer goods and streaming services are coming back to Argentina, @DanCancel reports https://t.co/HVHmq9iRUR