Chile Stuns markets like the fall of unemployment, the rise in production

Chile's unemployment rate fell and output rose late in the year, surprising analysts who predicted a steep downturn as nationwide protests shut down businesses and delayed investment.

The unemployment rate fell from 7% in the month-earlier period to 6.9% in the three months through November, the National Statistics Institute said Tuesday, far below Bloomberg's 7.6% median estimate of analysts. In November, production grew by ....