Latin America Chart Pack A soft start to 2018 The latest activity data suggest that Latin America’s economic recovery paused for breath in the first quarter of 2018. Our GDP Tracker points to growth of 2.5% y/y, unchanged from Q4. Activity data... 27th April 2018 · 1 min read
Latin America Chart Pack Trade war fears bypass Lat Am The escalating rhetoric over trade protectionism has largely bypassed the economies of Latin America. Indeed, the focus on US actions on steel and aluminium, as well as alleged intellectual property... 27th March 2018 · 1 min read
Latin America Chart Pack Rising political risks shouldn’t derail recovery Political risks are rising across Latin America. In Colombia and Mexico, left-leaning candidates have consolidated their leads in opinion polls ahead of presidential elections later this year, while... 26th February 2018 · 1 min read
Latin America Chart Pack Life left in the region’s recovery While the rest of the global economy experienced a pick-up in growth towards the end of last year, our GDP Tracker suggests that regional growth in Latin America flat-lined at around 2.5% y/y in Q4 –... 29th January 2018 · 1 min read
Latin America Chart Pack Regional inflation bottoms out The latest data confirm that inflation in Latin America has bottomed out. Having hit a seven-year low of 3.6% y/y in September, our measure of regional inflation edged up to 3.9% y/y in November. This... 13th December 2017 · 1 min read
Latin America Chart Pack Easing cycles still have a bit further to run Monetary policy easing cycles across Latin America are getting close to an end, but the evidence of the past month suggests that central banks think they still have a bit more work to do. Policymakers... 29th November 2017 · 1 min read
Latin America Chart Pack Fading reform hopes roil Brazilian markets Financial markets in Brazil have come under pressure over the past week as a split in President Temer’s ruling coalition has cast doubt over important parts of his reform agenda. The trigger for the... 27th October 2017 · 1 min read
Latin America Chart Pack Recovery in Latin America steps up a gear The past month has brought further evidence that the recovery in Latin America is picking up pace. Our GDP Tracker suggests that regional growth is now running at a three-year high of 3% y/y. The... 27th September 2017 · 1 min read
Latin America Chart Pack Brazil’s political crisis puts back pension reform The past month has brought some signs that the continuing political crisis in Brazil is starting to weigh on the more ambitious elements of the government’s reform programme. While President Temer’s... 30th August 2017 · 1 min read
Latin America Chart Pack Regional inflation hits seven-year low Inflation has continued to fall across Latin America – our measure of regional inflation (excluding Argentina and Venezuela) dropped below 4% y/y for the first time since 2010 last month. This is due... 26th July 2017 · 1 min read
Latin America Chart Pack Temer clings on Despite the crisis that has engulfed his administration, Brazil’s president, Michel Temer, is managing to cling on to office and there is now a reasonable chance that he serves out his full term to... 28th June 2017 · 1 min read
Latin America Chart Pack Politics takes centre stage (again) The economic data from Latin America have continued to improve over the past month, but this has been overshadowed by developments on the political front. The scandal that has engulfed Brazil’s... 25th May 2017 · 1 min read
Latin America Chart Pack Regional recovery remains uneven Latin America’s economy has strengthened in the early months of this year – in fact, our GDP Tracker suggests that year-on-year growth returned to positive territory in Q1 for the first time since mid... 26th April 2017 · 1 min read
Latin America Chart Pack Brazil breathes sigh of relief as meat scandal subsides The scandal over Brazil’s meat sector, which at one point appeared to threaten the country’s economic recovery, seems to have faded just as quickly as it escalated. The crisis exploded following the... 28th March 2017 · 1 min read
Latin America Chart Pack Weak survey data suggest soft start to 2017 The recent deterioration in survey data across most of Latin America suggests that the region’s economic recovery may have softened at the start of 2017. Following President Trump’s inauguration and a... 21st February 2017 · 1 min read
Latin America Chart Pack Trump-Mexico relations off to a rocky start Relations between President Trump and Mexico have got off to an inauspicious start, with spats over the renegotiation of NAFTA, border taxes and, of course, the Wall. From the point of view of Mexico... 31st January 2017 · 1 min read
