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Credit Lyonnais Securities (USA)

Brady Bond Trading Recap

contributed by Credit Lyonnais Securities (USA) Inc.

Friday, December 10 1999

Daily Brady Bond Trading Commentary


Benign inflation reports out of the U.S. and Brazil made way for further gains in Latin debt on Friday. In Brazil, the IPCA inflation index rose 0.95% in November, slowing from 1.19% in October. The IPCA, a consumer price index that the government has stated would be a key guide to monetary policy, is up 8.29% for the first 11 months of the year. Fernando de la Rua took the office of President of Argentina, though the year 2000 budget agreement he had hoped for was not in place. Argentine sovereign bonds broke to the upside with the rest of the market late in the week, testing the patience of some short sellers. Though Argentine assets may be set to reverse recent underperformance versus other Latins, we still see more favorable risk/reward possibilities in countries like Brazil, Mexico and Panama.
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