EMERGING MARKETS-Chile peso eases 1% as protests rage on; Latam FX slips

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EMERGING MARKETS-Chile peso eases 1% as protests rage on; Latam FX slips

* Chile unrest continues regardless of authorities concessions * U.S.-China commerce jitters weigh on sentiment * Mexican peso, Argenti


    * Chile unrest continues regardless of authorities concessions
    * U.S.-China commerce jitters weigh on sentiment
    * Mexican peso, Argentine peso dip
    * Brazil actual companies as central financial institution indicators steady inflation

    By Sagarika Jaisinghani and Shreyashi   Sanyal
    Nov 19 (Reuters) - The Chilean peso shed greater than 1% on
Tuesday amid extended civil unrest regardless of some authorities
concessions, whereas rising uncertainty a couple of U.S.-China commerce
deal saved different Latin American currencies directionless in
subdued buying and selling.
    Chile's forex and shares resumed their
slide after a short reprieve on Friday, when lawmakers agreed to
maintain a referendum to exchange a dictatorship-era structure.
The peso, which had soared practically 4% on the information, remains to be on
course for its worst month in additional than a 12 months.
    "Persons are simply being cautious as a result of we've not seen this
form of social unrest in Chile and it's worrisome (since) we
do not know the place issues are going to go from right here," stated
Christian Lawrence, senior market strategist, Latam FX at
Rabobank in New York.
    The Mexican peso, Argentine peso and Peruvian
sol traded decrease in opposition to a flat greenback, hit by commerce
jitters after a report on Monday that Beijing was pessimistic
a couple of cope with Washington on rolling again tariffs.
    An index of Latin American currencies dipped
greater than half a...



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