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Chilean peso hits a bump, AMLO’s oil dilemma

The Chilean peso was the worst performing major EM currency this week, but there are still good reasons to think that it will appreciate by later this year. Elsewhere, the discovery of a major oilfield by a private firm will test President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s commitment to preserve the dominant role of Pemex in Mexico’s oil industry.

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