The Four ‘Syndromes’ Behind Latin America’s Economic Stagnation – Peter Coy/NYTimes
October 2, 2023
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By Peter Coy Last week I interviewed three prominent Latin American economists, two of them former chiefs of the central
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$99.59 +$0.43 cents |
08/31/2026 Promedio Venezuela Basket (Merey) $ 76.82 +$9.00 |
10/19 NYMEX Light Sweet Crude $103.66 +$2.25 |
10/19 ICE Brent $109.55 -$0.31 |
10/19 RBOB Gasoline NY Harbor $3.1914/gal -$0.0440 |
10/19 Heating Oil NY Harbor $4.9201/gal +$0.0210 |
10/19 NYMEX Natural Gas $3.058/MMBtu -$0.058 |
10/16 Baker Hughes Rig Count (Oil & Gas U.S.) = 603 / 0
10/20 USD – MXN/USD 18.48 MXN/USD (data live)
10/20 EUR – USD 1.1208 USD (data live)
10/20 US/Bs. (Bolivar) Bs. 881,87690000 (data BCV) (parallel Bs. 1.015 – 1.035 por USD -estimated)
Sources: CME/MarketWatch/Reuters/ Zelle/IA
