Speculators increased their net short dollar position in the latest week, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday. The value of the net short dollar position rose to $15.69 billion in the week ended June...

Shares in Aeromexico were down 5.4% on Friday after a newspaper column said the Mexican airline was preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States due to the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

Speculators increased their net short dollar position in the latest week, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday.

Aeromexico is analyzing its options for an orderly restructuring of short and medium term financial commitments, the Mexican airline said on Friday, adding that it had not decided whether to seek Chapter 11 protections in the United States.

* Real to lose around 5% for the week * Colombia's peso the sole weekly gainer * Argentine stocks set for worst week in nearly two months (Adds comment, updates prices) By Ambar Warrick and Susan Mathew June 19 (Reuters) - Latin American stocks and currencies ticked up on...

Demand for safe havens rose and global equity markets turned south on Friday after Apple Inc said it would temporarily shut 11 U.S. stores as coronavirus cases continue to rise, rekindling fears of a deadly second wave of the pandemic.

U.S. Treasury yields gave up earlier gains on Friday as the spread of the novel coronavirus in some U.S. states cast doubts on whether the economy will bounce back as quickly as hoped. Apple Inc said on Friday it is temporarily shutting some stores again in Florida, Arizona...

Mexican airline Aeromexico on Friday said it was analysing its options for an orderly restructuring of short and medium term financial commitments, but said it had not decided to seek Chapter 11 protections in the United States.

The massive stock market rally in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic has been built largely on optimism and has overlooked potential negatives that could end up catching investors off guard, Howard Marks, co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management, said in a client note.

Peru's central bank slashed its economic outlook for the country on Friday, estimating annual contraction of 12.5% in 2020, which it said would be the copper-producing nation's worst decline in a century due to the impact of COVID-19.

There could be a second wave of coronavirus infections in the fall - a shift that would increase the unemployment rate and slow down the economy recovery, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari said on Friday.

After one of the most severe equity market selloffs in decades comes the June 26 "Russell Recon", the once-a-year re-jig of FTSE Russells's U.S. index range, tracked by over $9 trillion in assets.

* Euro zone periphery govt bond yields http://tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr

EU leaders agreed on Friday that urgent action was needed to haul their coronavirus-hit economies from the deepest recession since World War Two, but made no progress on a massive stimulus plan that has divided them bitterly for weeks.

Shares in Aeromexico fell 6.6% on Friday after a newspaper column claimed the Mexican airline was preparing to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States.

Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 47 on Friday, against 66 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the daily tally of new cases decreased to 251 from 333 on Thursday.

Global equity markets shot higher on Friday as renewed optimism of a quick economic recovery spurred risk appetite and reduced demand for safe-haven bonds, as did a report that China will speed up purchases of U.S. farm goods.

* Real to lose more than 6% for the week * Colombia's peso the sole weekly gainer * Argentine stocks set for worst week in nearly 2 months By Ambar Warrick June 19 (Reuters) - Latin American stocks and currencies ticked up on Friday, with most currencies set for steep weekly...

* Canadian dollar rises 0.3% against the greenback * Canadian retail sales plunge 26.4% in April * Price of U.S. oil increases 3.5% * Canadian bond yields rose across a steeper curve TORONTO, June 19 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on Friday...

U.S. Treasury yields rose on Friday as risk appetite increased and demand for safe haven bonds eased, after a report that China will speed up purchases of U.S. farm goods. Bloomberg News reported that China will accelerate purchases to comply with the Phase One trade deal...