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COP/USD: Colombia’s 9.4% Deficit Rattles Wall Street, Peso Slumps 2.1%

Bloomberg Markets·August 31, 2026·1 min read

Colombia's new government painted a picture of the nation's public finances that landed with a thud on Wall Street, sparking one of the worst selloffs of the year in the country's assets. The peso slumped 2.1% as investors reacted to the fiscal outlook.

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