{"id":38426,"date":"2016-04-30T08:00:27","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ino.com\/blog\/?p=38426"},"modified":"2016-04-29T16:33:29","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T20:33:29","slug":"latam-watch-brazil-but-buy-the-peso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwtest.ino.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/latam-watch-brazil-but-buy-the-peso\/","title":{"rendered":"LATAM: Watch Brazil But Buy The Peso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0 0;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.ino.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/LiorAlkalay_Contributor_ImageBadge350.png\" alt=\"Lior Alkalay - INO.com Contributor - Forex\" width=\"350\" height=\"131\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-30498\" style=\"padding-top: 10px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ino.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/LiorAlkalay_Contributor_ImageBadge350.png 350w, https:\/\/www.ino.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/LiorAlkalay_Contributor_ImageBadge350-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ino.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/LiorAlkalay_Contributor_ImageBadge350-270x100.png 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0;\"><br style=\"clear:both;\"><\/p>\n<p>LATAM currencies are back in the game. Optimism over Brazil\u2019s political future is growing and commodities, a key driver of regional growth, are recovering. Together, much of the uncertainty looming over the region has been removed and put regional currencies -the Brazilian Real, Mexican Peso and Chilean Peso into favor. <\/p>\n<p>One important gauge of rising optimism is the price of Credit Default Swaps. Credit Default Swaps, or CDS for short, measure the cost of insuring against a bankruptcy. When the price of Credit Default Swaps falls, it points on lower risk and higher optimism. As the chart below indicates, Credit Default Swaps have fallen dramatically across the region since February, signaling a surge in optimism in the LATAM space. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/img\/sites\/ino\/email\/7483.jpg\" width=\"498\" height=\"297\" alt=\"LATAM CDS Chart\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-style: italic;\">Chart courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbresearch.com\/servlet\/reweb2.ReWEB?rwnode=DBR_INTERNET_EN-PROD$NAVIGATION&rwobj=CDS.calias&rwsite=DBR_INTERNET_EN-PROD\" target=\"_blank\">Deutsche Bank<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>But the CDS chart illustrates another very interesting picture. While the fall in risk is across the board, Brazil, the largest economy in the region, is deemed as the most probable to default on its debt by a wide margin compared to much smaller regional peers.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #003380; font-size: 17px;\">What\u2019s Happening in Brazil?<\/h2>\n<p>Brazil is in the midst of economic turmoil and a political storm. At the heart of the matter is incumbent President Dilma Rousseff.<\/p>\n<p>Rousseff is being charged with \u201ccooking the books\u201d of the country\u2019s national accounts. According to the Financial Times, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/intl\/cms\/s\/0\/030a0526-005d-11e6-ac98-3c15a1aa2e62.html#axzz477ucSigA\" target=\"_blank\">Rousseff<\/a> is accused of using Brazil\u2019s banking system to hide budget spending and disguise Brazil\u2019s real debt levels from the public. <\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Brazil\u2019s recession, the worst since the 1930s, is being attributed to the mismanagement and reckless spending of Rousseff and her left wing party, <em>Partido dos Trabalhadores<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>But there has been a development and a positive one at that. After a prolonged battle, it seems the chickens have finally come home to roost. This past Monday, the Brazilian Congress passed a bill to impeach Rousseff. Now what\u2019s left is for the Senate Committee, which will gather on May 11th, to give the final approval and terminate Rousseff\u2019s rule. <\/p>\n<p>The likely candidate to take the reins if Rousseff is impeached is Vice President Michel Temer, a member of the <em>Partido do Movimento Democr\u00e1tico Brasileiro<\/em> party. The Vice President is well known for his friendly approach to investors and his more centralist ideology. <\/p>\n<p>Although the latest development in Brazilian politics is an encouraging development, it still leaves Brazil as a wild card. While things are moving in the right direction, one must understand that the situation remains very liquid. Brazil\u2019s economy is still extremely fragile and things could go very wrong. <\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #003380; font-size: 17px;\">FX Strategy for LATAM<\/h2>\n<p>With an elevated level of uncertainty and the risk still high, the Brazilian Real is still a risky play, despite the potential upside from a change in government. Moreover, until the impeachment is final, it is unclear what surprises Brazilian politics can produce. Provided the situation in Brazil doesn\u2019t spin out of control, the recovery in oil prices (alongside copper, corn and other major regional export commodities) should favor the \u201cPesos,\u201d aka the Chilean Peso, Mexican Peso and Columbian Peso. Together, they could allow an investor to benefit from the improved outlook for Latin America without being overly exposed to the risk of Brazil\u2019s drama. <\/p>\n<p>Notable plays could be buying the Mexican Peso or Chilean Peso against the Yen and the Euro. While playing LATAM against the US Dollar could be lucrative, it\u2019s important to wait for signs that weakness will continue before playing that high-reward\/high-risk game.<\/p>\n<p>Look for my post next week.<\/p>\n<p>Best,<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ino.com\/blog\/meet-lior-alkalay\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lior Alkalay<\/a><br \/>\nINO.com Contributor - Forex<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-style: italic;\">Disclosure: This article is the opinion of the contributor themselves. The above is a matter of opinion provided for general information purposes only and is not intended as investment advice. This contributor is not receiving compensation (other than from INO.com) for their opinion.<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LATAM currencies are back in the game. 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