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Citigroup tells investors to sell Mexico’s Peso and buy dollars

  Bloomberg Investors should sell Mexico’s peso and buy dollars and euros amid a widening current account deficit in Latin America’s second-largest economy, according to Citigroup Inc. While Mexico’s peso has tumbled the most among major currencies this year on bets that higher borrowing costs in the U.S. will reduce the appeal of riskier assets, Citigroup says that local economic ...

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Latin America bonds attractive, Pemex a standout: Prudential

  Bloomberg Prudential Financial Inc. says debt from Latin America is still attractive after a rally this year, with bonds from PetroleosMexicanos SA and sovereign securities from Argentina among the most alluring options. David Bessey and Cathy Hepworth, money managers who help oversee $26 billion in emerging-market debt at Prudential Financial, said that the extra yield investors get to own ...

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Coca-Cola to buy Unilever’s AdeS unit for $575 mn

  Bloomberg Coca-Cola Co. and bottler Coca-Cola Femsa SAB agreed to buy Unilever’s AdeS soy-based beverage business for about $575 million, expanding the beverage giant’s sales of non-soda drinks and boosting its business in Latin America. After the takeover is completed, AdeS will become part of the non-carbonated beverage platforms that Coca-Cola Femsa and Coca-Cola share in its franchise territories, ...

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