The loss for Argentina’s ruling Peronists in the open primary (PASO) for mid-term legislative elections in November suggest that the political tides might be shifting and boosted local financial markets. But the country’s public debt problems are likely to re-surface before too long. Meanwhile, the news that Mexico’s government has purchased $7bn of foreign exchange from the central bank appears to be another step towards the state taking greater responsibility for Pemex’s debt problems.
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