Chilean pension funds narrowed their market-value losses on foreign interest-rate swaps in October as a rally in US Treasuries provided some relief to a system under heavy pressure from politicians to reduce risks and boost payments
Chile’s economic activity posted its first monthly advance since June, offering limited relief as headwinds including severe weather and weak mining output cloud the near-term outlook
Chile President José Antonio Kast’s approval rating sank to a record low as a controversy over the early release of convicted child sex offenders added to anger over a stagnant economy
Chile’s copper output slumped to its lowest quarterly level in at least two decades as accidents and wild weather compounded operational setbacks and the effects of deteriorating ore quality in the top-producing nation