Tag: Latin

Top Putin ally pledges Russian help in countering U.S. in Latin America

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, a top ally of President Vladimir Putin, pledged on Monday to help Latin American countries counter what he described as U.S. attempts to interfere in their internal affairs. He made his comments in Nicaragua, led by former Marxist guerrilla Daniel Ortega, after meeting Cuba’s former leader […]

Latin America’s Inflation Progress Tempered by Soaring Food Price Pressures

(Bloomberg) — Brazil’s and Chile’s consumer prices rose more than expected in January while Mexico’s annual inflation sped up for the third straight month as policymakers in those countries faced renewed food cost pressures. Most Read from Bloomberg Annual inflation in Brazil unexpectedly ran above the central bank’s tolerance range, at 4.51%, while Chile consumer […]