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Michael Stott

Latin America editor

Michael Stott is the Latin America editor of the Financial Times based in London. He was previously in Tokyo as managing editor of the Nikkei Asian Review, a sister publication covering Asian business and politics. Prior to that he was the FT's UK news editor.

Michael reported from Latin America between 1990-1998, living in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico. Formerly Moscow bureau chief and Editor, Europe, Middle East and Africa at Reuters, he joined the FT in 2014.

Michael graduated from Cambridge University with an MA in Modern Languages and speaks fluent Spanish, Portuguese, French, German and Russian.

Email Michael Stott @mj_stott  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)
  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    The Big Read
    Argentina: has Javier Milei proved his critics wrong?

    In his first year, the libertarian president has stabilised a turbulent economy, while retaining the support of half the population. But big challenges loom

    Montage image of Javier Milei, a chart line and a 1,000 peso note
  • Monday, 9 December, 2024
    Cryptocurrencies
    El Salvador to scale back bitcoin dreams to seal $1.3bn IMF deal

    Central American nation to make acceptance of cryptocurrency voluntary to unlock international lending

    A vendor holds a sign reading ‘Bitcoin accepted’ at a store in San Salvador
  • Thursday, 5 December, 2024
    Brazil
    Brazil judge who battled Musk says social media poses risk to democracy

    Alexandre de Moraes tells FT summit that platforms must be regulated after winning rare victory over X

    Alexandre de Moraes talks to the FT
  • Thursday, 5 December, 2024
    Global trade
    ‘Finish line in sight’ for EU-Mercosur trade deal, says Ursula von der Leyen

    European Commission president attends South American bloc’s summit as final details of pact are worked out

    A drone view shows the word ‘Mercosur’ made with city signs on a road near Angouleme, France
  • Monday, 2 December, 2024
    Markets InsightMexican economy
    The risk of Mexico being shut out of North America is rising

    Investors should not assume that Trump’s tariff threat is a bluff

    Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum gestures during a press conference
  • Tuesday, 26 November, 2024
    Mexico
    Mexico hits back as Trump’s tariff threat shakes markets

    President Claudia Sheinbaum hints at retaliation and says US southern neighbour is tackling migrant and drug problem

    Claudia Sheinbaum
  • Tuesday, 26 November, 2024
    News in-depthMexico
    Mexico caught cold by threat of Trump trade war

    President Claudia Sheinbaum talks tough in response to tariff threat but slide in peso highlights country’s vulnerability

    An aerial view of trucks in a queue waiting to cross the US next to the border at the Otay commercial crossing port in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico on November 26 2024
  • Monday, 25 November, 2024
    FT News Briefing podcast12 min listen
    Wall Street’s ‘sigh of relief’ over Trump’s Treasury pick

    Nomination of investor Scott Bessent follows tumultuous fight for the top economic job

  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2024
    Global InsightUS-China relations
    Joe Biden loses to Xi Jinping in battle for Latin America

    US leader’s farewell trip to Brazil and Peru epitomises Washington’s waning influence

    Peru’s President Dina Boluarte  welcomes China’s President Xi Jinping
  • Wednesday, 13 November, 2024
    Argentina
    Milei eyes Trump friendship to win IMF loan for Argentina

    Libertarian leader seeks IMF loan while positioning himself as US president-elect’s ally in culture war against the ‘woke’ left

    Argentina’s President Javier Milei with Tesla chief Elon Musk in Austin, Texas, in April
  • Wednesday, 13 November, 2024
    The Big Read
    Brazil’s global balancing act is trickier than ever

    President Lula has sought to maintain ties with the US, China and Russia. But even before the re-election of Donald Trump, that diplomatic space was shrinking

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the Great Hall of the People in Beijing and the US Capitol
  • Monday, 11 November, 2024
    Special ReportManaging Climate Change
    Latin America’s hydro power bet suffers effects of climate change

    Drought and floods have played havoc with production across region where almost half of electricity comes from water sources

    An aerial view of a large hydroelectric dam nestled in a lush, mountainous region. The dam structure spans a river, with a series of spillways and control gates that regulate water flow
  • Saturday, 9 November, 2024
    Mexican politics
    Trump’s radical second-term agenda set to test Mexico’s fragility

    President Claudia Sheinbaum has limited leverage despite the country being the largest trading partner of the US

    Donald Trump visits the US-Mexico border at Eagle Pass, Texas, viewed from the Mexican side
  • Thursday, 7 November, 2024
    News in-depthUS presidential election 2024
    ‘Brave new world’: Trump’s victory signals end of US-led postwar order

    Election result throws multinational policymaking into disarray

    Montage of Donald Trump and a digital map of the world
  • Monday, 4 November, 2024
    US-China relations
    Chinese warships could use Peru’s big new port, US general warns

    Head of US Southern Command sounds alert over Beijing ‘playbook’ for large overseas infrastructure projects

  • Monday, 4 November, 2024
    Argentina
    The minister taking a chainsaw to Argentina’s statute book

    Deregulation tsar Federico Sturzenegger targets country’s entire body of law in bid to create world’s freest economy

    Federico Sturzenegger
  • Monday, 28 October, 2024
    Falkland Islands
    Argentina ready to boost flights to Falklands, says foreign minister

    Diana Mondino says airlines will have to decide ‘frequency’ in sign of warmer relations with the UK over the islands

    Christ Church Cathedral in Stanley, Falkland Islands
  • Thursday, 24 October, 2024
    InterviewArgentina
    Argentines still love the big state despite Milei, says top Peronist

    Axel Kicillof says voters prefer ‘a bigger and better state’ despite electing libertarian

    Axel Kicillof
  • Wednesday, 23 October, 2024
    Special ReportInvesting in Argentina
    Argentina’s economy minister strikes defiant note on default risk

    Despite $14bn due next year, Luis Caputo insists the government will be able to foot the bill, with fiscal surplus forecast

    Silhouettes of people talking outside the grand entrance of the Banco Central de la República Argentina, which is adorned with imposing columns and a classical architectural style
  • Wednesday, 23 October, 2024
    Americas politics & policy
    Milei’s pivot from radical outsider to pragmatist

    Since taking office the Argentine leader has become a bit more polished and presidential

    Argentina’s President Javier Milei waves during the commemoration of the 214th anniversary of the May Revolution, at Plaza San Martin in Cordoba
  • Wednesday, 23 October, 2024
    Special ReportInvesting in Argentina
    Patagonian tourism numbers sparks concerns over sustainability

    A clutch of luxury operators are trying to demonstrate that visiting the region can be managed responsibly

    A couple sits in a transparent, pod-shaped capsule suspended on the side of a steep mountain cliff, with snowy landscapes and rugged terrain in the background
  • Wednesday, 23 October, 2024
    Special ReportInvesting in Argentina
    Salta: the new high-altitude wine frontier

    Winemakers say the extreme elevation gives more ‘intense aromas and concentrated flavours’

    A vineyard with mountains in the background
  • Wednesday, 23 October, 2024
    Special ReportInvesting in Argentina
    How is Javier Milei performing after nearly 11 months in office?

    Whether or not Argentina’s president can transform the country’s fortunes, he may have permanently reshaped its politics

    A man with curly hair and sideburns, wearing a black leather jacket and tie, speaks into a microphone against a dark background
  • Monday, 14 October, 2024
    FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
    US banks ride ‘soft landing’ high

    JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo beat forecasts as consumers prove more resilient than feared

  • Wednesday, 9 October, 2024
    InterviewArgentine economy
    Argentina’s Milei says his ‘regime of freedom’ not ready to drop currency controls

    ‘We are not communists,’ says president in Financial Times interview

    Javier Milei delivers speech
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