Venezuela President Calls Allies to Rival Opposition Protest


The biggest demonstrations against Maduros administration since he was elected in April spread across the country this month as Venezuelans struggle with the worlds fastest inflation and shortages of everything from medicine to food.

The South American countrys benchmark dollar bond due in 2027 fell 1.7 percent in the past week to 64.80 cents on the dollar, near a 30-month low. The yield on the bond rose to 15.45 percent on Feb. 14, the highest in the emerging markets according to the JPMorgan Chase & Co.��s EMBIG index. U.S. markets are closed today.

Maduro banned street demonstrations, threatened media and ordered the arrest of opposition politicians in an effort to quell the protests. He accuses the opposition of trying to incite a coup.

��Im evaluating actions to defeat the fascist coup that started this week,�� Maduro said yesterday in a post on his Twitter account.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-17/venezuela-president-summons-allies-to-street-to-rival-opposition.html

Who would've thought? But we really should pay attention, could be traveling this road ourselves.