Tag Archives: Forex
Introducing the S&P MERVAL Index (MEP): A Local USD View of Argentina’s Equity Market
The S&P MERVAL Index is Argentina’s flagship equity index and the main reference used by market participants to measure the performance of that market. However, in a high-inflation environment, Argentine peso returns can become distorted, so investors often look at returns in U.S. dollars. This raises an important question: in a market with high inflation…
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Surging US Dollar
The US dollar continues to advance against most developed market currencies as analysts point to rising US interest rates and expectations of tax cuts and increased federal spending as reasons to expect further gains. One might expect investors to shift their fixed income investments to markets with higher interest rates. Since rates are currently higher…
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