US Swaps Bets Backfire, Wiping Out Billions From Funds in Chile
derivatives_losses_financial_instabilityChileBloomberg13 Oct, 18:15 UTC
Context
The pension funds used by millions of Chileans are racing to close out bets on US interest rates that backfired after the Iran war unleashed a global inflation shock, exposing them to billions of dollars of losses.
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