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* 'Amazonia' bonds in 2024 seen a tough sell for some * US is reimposing oil sanctions on Venezuela, officials say * Mexican economy up 2.1% y/y in March - preliminary estimate * Latam FX down 0.2%, stocks flat (Updated at 3:30pm ET/1930 GMT) By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Lisa Pauline Mattackal April 18 (Reuters) - A firm dollar continued to pressure most Latin American currencies on Thursday as Federal Reserve officials emphasized few interest rate cuts are on the table this year, although strong copper prices helped Chile's peso and Peru's sol to buck regional weakness. MSCI's index tracking Latam currencies slipped about 0.2% while a basket of regional stocks was flat on the day.
* 'Amazonia' bonds in 2024 seen a tough sell for some * US is reimposing oil sanctions on Venezuela, officials say * Mexican economy up 2.1% y/y in March - preliminary estimate * Latam FX off 0.2%, stocks up 0.6% By Bansari Mayur Kamdar April 18 (Reuters) - A firm dollar pressured most Latin American currencies on Thursday, although strong copper prices helped Chile's peso to buck regional weakness. The MSCI index for Latam currencies slipped 0.2%, while the stocks index rose 0.6% by 1422 GMT. The U.S. dollar index rebounded from weakness earlier in the day as investors weighed U.S. economic data pointing to labor market strength and Federal Reserve officials' comments that the decline in inflation may have stalled.
* US signals Venezuela oil sanctions relief at risk as deadline looms * Brazil's Campos Neto opens door to slowing pace of rate cuts * Brazil's IBC-Br economic activity index up in February * Chile central bank considered 75 or 100 bp cut in April- minutes * Latam stocks up 0.5%, currencies up 0.7% (Updated at 3:30pm ET/1930 GMT) By Bansari Mayur Kamdar April 17 (Reuters) - Currencies in Latin America bounced back on Wednesday, after five straight sessions of losses, as the dollar took a breather, while strong earnings reports also supported beleaguered regional bourses. The MSCI index for Latin American currencies gained 0.7% after dropping 1.9% on Tuesday and posting its worst daily performance in over a year.