# Warnings Were Ignored in Chile Before US Rate Bets Cost Billions

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- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-15 18:45 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-15/before-us-rate-bets-wiped-out-billions-warnings-were-ignored-in-chile?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad11f35b7b1a600013ee66e

> As Chilean pension funds made outsized bets on US interest rates, an urgent appeal called on regulators to intervene and stop the reckless behavior. More than a year later, a painful blowup left the funds billions of dollars in the red.