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Petro Approval Falls, COP Extends Weakness

COLOMBIA
  • President Gustavo Petro’s approval rating dropped to 46% in October from 56% in August. The percentage of people who think things are worsening increased to 64% from 48%, with rising costs and unemployment among the top concerns. For reference, Petro took office Aug. 7.
  • USDCOP looks set to extend its streak of winning days, extending its advance to fresh record highs above 4900. Amid the sell-off in the local market, the President said higher US interest rate are sucking money out of South America, and called on investors to keep their funds in the country.
  • - “Don’t send money overseas en masse, because in Colombia there are opportunities,” Petro said Wednesday during a speech in Uraba.
  • The peso led emerging market losses on Wednesday, weakening 1.6% and has fallen a further 1.15% today. TES due in 2031 also fell, with the yield rising 32 basis points to 14.40%.
  • - The central bank has continued to reiterate that they would not intervene in FX markets, to stem local currency weakness.

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