The unfolding political crisis in Brazil has continued to put local financial markets under pressure and it's increasingly difficult to see the political risk premium on asset prices evaporating quickly. Elsewhere, the Flexible Credit Line requested by Chile from the IMF this week probably won't lead to a significant narrowing of the country's dollar bond spreads. But history suggests that FCLs help to insulate bonds during time of stress.
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