Bloomberg Chile’s inflation rate was unchanged in May, above the target range, as central bank President Rodrigo Vergara used price-growth to explain the bank’s continued tightening bias in monetary policy as unemployment rises. Prices increased 4.2 percent from the year earlier, the National Institute of Statistics reported on Thursday. In the month, prices gained 0.2 percent, the agency said. …

  Bloomberg Oil advanced for a fourth day after government data showed U.S. inventories fell a third week and a new wildfire prompted Canadian producers to shut output. Futures gained as much as 0.9 percent in New York, rising from the highest close in 10 months and extending its run of advances to the longest since April 22. Crude stockpiles …

  Reuters Saudi-based ACWA Power expects to win further business in South Africa this year as the power plant developer rides out concerns about the country’s currency to tap into its need for more electricity, the firm’s chief executive said. South Africa’s economy has been hit hard by a significant fall in the rand’s value against the dollar, while businesses …