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Brazil's main stock index fell 1.15% to 204,120 on Thursday as a tied runoff race and a global tech sell-off cut risk appetite three days before the vote. The post Brazil Stocks Fall 1.15% on Election Nerves | Brazil Market Report, Oct 22 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Investor jitters are kicking in ahead of Brazil’s presidential election runoff, sending the cost of hedging surging.
The searing financial-market rallies unleashed by elections across Latin America are beginning to show signs of cracks — sowing doubts among money managers over whether to keep pushing stocks and currencies even higher or lock in profits as campaign promises start colliding with the difficulty of governing.
Nigeria's finance minister unveiled a raft of measures Thursday aimed at cushioning against energy shocks as the country prepares to go to the polls, including a petrol discount for public transport operators
LATAM Pre-Open: oil above US$100 keeps pressure on importers as softer US jobs data lifts risk. Brazil's real firms on the election surprise. The post LatAm Opens After Ibovespa’s 2.63% Gain | Pre-Open, Oct 5 appeared first on The Rio Times.
The euro fell to its weakest level since May 2025 as reports that Spanish government officials are preparing for an early election added to investor concerns over political and fiscal risks across the region.
Robert Reich, former US secretary of labor and UC Berkeley public policy emeritus professor, says what worries him most about the US economy is stagflation. He talks about kitchen table economics heading into the election on "Bloomberg The Close." (Source: Bloomberg)
Speculators’ net long position in Brazilian real futures was 60,538 contracts on 29 September, up 6,337 from a week earlier, CFTC data show, before Sunday’s election. The post Brazilian Real Bets Rise to 60,538 Before the Vote appeared first on The Rio Times.
The New Zealand dollar is poised to cap its longest run of weekly declines since early 2025 as higher oil prices and the risks of a close election weigh on the currency, with market strategists warning of further losses ahead.
The Brazil Ibovespa was up about 1.5% on Wednesday afternoon, 30 September, as banks and Petrobras led and the real firmed, four days before the vote. The post Brazil Ibovespa Rises Over 1% in Election Week as Banks Lead and the Real Firms appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil election risk in numbers: a record fear gauge, falling rate futures and bank bets on the real, five days before the 4 October presidential vote. The post Brazil Election Risk: Stocks and the Real Recover Five Days Before the Vote appeared first on The Rio Times.
While the upcoming US midterm election is one of the biggest events left on the market’s calendar for this year, derivatives pricing indicates traders aren’t expecting especially big moves in stock benchmarks.