Analyst Marko Papic explores the geopolitics behind the EU's plans to create a body to supervise U.S.-based credit rating agencies.

A U.S. federal judge has frozen more than $2 billion in assets from a state-owned Argentine bank, potentially complicating Buenos Aires’ attempts to return to the international credit markets. Analyst Reva Bhalla explains.

Moderate rainfall in Venezuela has prevented the country’s electricity crisis from turning critical, but the power sector remains in a state of deep disrepair.

For the past few months, Venezuelans have been experiencing rolling blackouts related to weakening electricity infrastructure. The national electrical grid relies heavily on hydropower, and the Guri dam, in eastern Venezuela, is the heart of the system.