Alberto Ramos

Chavez Heir Maduro Would Inherit Venezuela Economic Woes

Nicolas Maduro is counting on a wave of sympathy for late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to win election on April 14. Should he succeed, he’ll be on his own as he confronts accelerating inflation, shortages of consumer goods and weakening growth.

YPF Grab Backfires as Imports Whittle Surplus: Argentina Credit

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s takeover of YPF SA to pare energy imports is backfiring and threatening to narrow the country’s trade surplus needed to pay debt.

Chile Keeps 5% Rate as Policy Makers Trapped in ‘Sweet Spot’

Chile kept the key interest rate unchanged today for a 13th straight month as the central bank maintains Latin America’s slowest inflation with the region’s second-fastest growth rate.

Goldman Sachs Raises Argentina 2011 Growth Forecast to 6.8%

Goldman Sachs raised its forecast for Argentina’s economic growth in 2011 after the economy expanded last year at the fastest pace since 2005.

Brazil Said to Plan Fuel Tax Cut to Rein in Consumer Prices

Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff plans to cut federal taxes on diesel and ethanol in a bid to rein in consumer prices that have increased more than analysts expected in the past seven months, said a government official with knowledge of the discussions.

Goldman’s Ramos Says Brazil Real Too Strong, Misaligned

Brazil’s real is too strong and will remain misaligned for a period of time, Alberto Ramos, chief Latin America economist at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., said at the Bloomberg Latin America Investing Conference in New York.

Argentina’s 9-Year GDP Growth Probably Slowed in Second Quarter

Argentina’s nine-year economic expansion probably slowed in the second quarter as sales of manufactured goods to Brazil began to taper and domestic demand moderated in South America’s second-biggest economy.

Argentine Peso to Fall to 5 Per Dollar in 2012, Goldman Says

The Argentine peso will drop to 5 per dollar by the end of this year and to at least 6 per dollar by the end of 2013, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. economist Alberto Ramos said in an e-mailed report.

Rousseff Crisis Spurred by Lula Debts as Brazil Boom Diminishes

On a cool July evening, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff hosts a cocktail party for 50 leaders of her governing coalition, Bloomberg Markets magazine reports in its November issue. Speaking from the foot of a red-carpeted staircase in the living room of Alvorada Palace, where she lives with her mother and aunt, Rousseff tells the gathered politicians that these are the best times for Brazil, according to four people who attended.

Mexico Posts Higher-Than-Expected 4Q Current Account Deficit

Mexico reported current account deficits for the fourth quarter and for the whole of 2012 that were greater than expected by economists and policy makers.

"We do not know who the real Maduro is."

- Alberto Ramos on Apr 14, 2013

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American Capital Fights Fed Exit Worry as Investors Flee