The Chinazo of Venny Bonds
The Chinese may be throwing a lifeline to the Venezuelan government through a fishy deal, again sinking the country further into misery and helping Maduro remain in power at all costs.
Economy
Venny Prohibition: will Trump D.A.R.E. to do it?
The Trump administration is considering a ban on some or all Venezuela/PDVSA bond trading, and now bondholders are leaving the market while they still can.
Doubling Down on (Dys)Functional Price Controls
Nicolás Maduro and the Constituent Assembly are hell-bent on doubling down on the price control policies at the root of Venezuela’s economic meltdown.
Could Mexico sing El último adiós to the Havana-Caracas Axis?
Mexico is exploring a devious plan to eat Venezuela’s Petrocaribe lunch, potentially breaking one of the last pinche bastions of diplomatic support Caracas has left.
Crystallex Goes for the Jugular
Say what you will about president Maduro, he didn’t start the expropriation scheme. His predecessor did, and you better believe it’s time to pay.
Picking through the Crazy in PDVSA’s Financial Statement
PDVSA’s financial statements for 2016 are in, and it’s all sorts of fun — if you’re into suffering and crying.
A Policy Option for Venezuela: Oil-for-Food
The U.S. needs a way to put meaningful pressure on the Maduro regime without making oil prices spike or Venezuelans starve. The way you do that is Oil-for-Food.
It’s the end of the Oil Industry as we know it (and PDVSA feels fine)
With the U.S. preparing to cut off PDVSA, you’d imagine the company would be a hubbub of contingency planning for this catastrophe. You’d be wrong.
Three Million Percent Later
The bolivar lost two thirds of it's value on the black market in 77 days. We unpack the currency's collapse.
Constituyente Bloodbath for Vennys
Venezuelan bonds collapsed to 15-month lows as the Constituyente doomsday clock ticked towards midnight.
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