Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Colombia's Peso Weakens Sixth Day, Bonds Decline on U.S. Subprime Concerns

(Bloomberg) -- Colombia's peso weakened for a sixth
day and local government bonds declined as concern about losses
in the U.S. subprime market led investors to shun riskier,
emerging-market assets.

``Worries about the mortgage market shows how a shift in
external conditions reverses the peso's rally,'' said Alvaro
Camaro, head analyst at Stanford Financial Group's unit in
Bogota. ``Some local investors will likely begin investing in
dollars, taking advantage of a still strong peso.''


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