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ian shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder) Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)
- In one line: Surprise rate cut signals cautious support for the recovery.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Latin America
- In one line: Surprise rate cut signals cautious support for the recovery.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Global
LATAM SHIELDS ITSELF AMID TARIFF TURMOIL…
- …BUT VULNERABILITIES AND RISKS REMAIN ELEVATED
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Latin America
- Agriculture props up Mexico’s GDP, but industrial recession reveals underlying economic fragility.
- US tariffs hit manufacturing hard, while weakening labour data signal sluggish services momentum.
- Monetary easing likely to continue, but tight fiscal space limits scope for meaningful stimulus ahead.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Latin America
- In one line: Agricultural rebound masks broad-based weakness.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Global
- In one line: Agricultural rebound masks broad-based weakness.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Latin America
- In one line: Consumption resilient amid headwinds, but confidence wavers as external risks build.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Latin America
- In one line: The BCCh holds fire, as global risks intensify.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Global
- In one line: The BCCh holds fire, as global risks intensify.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Latin America
- US - Payroll growth is unlikely to have slowed decisively as soon as April
- EUROZONE - PMIs sink as domestic demand falters; EZ–US trade surplus jumps
- UK - Wages stay strong and inflation heading to 3.5% in April
- CHINA+ - Chinese policymakers keep heads down, focusing on domestic issues
- EM ASIA - Easter rewind: the start of tougher times for Indonesian exports
- LATAM - Persistent inflation pressures in Brazil challenge COPOM’s roadmap
ian shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)Global
- Colombia’s suspension from the IMF’s Flexible Credit Line marks a turning point in its economic trajectory.
- The move is technically temporary, but it reflects deep fiscal vulnerabilities.
- BanRep is likely to hold rates as the FCL suspension raises policy constraints and market pressures.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Latin America
- February’s IGAE rebound brought short-term relief but failed to alter Mexico’s waning growth trajectory.
- External trade tensions and domestic political uncertainty continue to weigh heavily on capex.
- Government growth forecasts are disconnected from prevailing conditions, with recession risk high.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Latin America
- Inflation pressures in Brazil deepened in April, driven by food and healthcare, with risks tilted upwards.
- The BCB will hike on May 7 as it battles sticky services inflation; will it move to the sidelines thereafter?
- Fiscal fragility and currency volatility complicate the policy mix, threatening inflation and market stability.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Latin America
- In one line: Retail momentum softens in February after January’s rebound.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Latin America
- Mexico’s surprise inflation rebound in early April reflects temporary shocks…
- …Primarily the lagged effect of MXN depreciation, rather than a fundamental shift in the inflation trend.
- Retail sales point to a broader slowdown in domestic demand, despite a better-than-expected Q1.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Latin America
- Brazil — Uncertainty and fiscal risks resurfacing
- Mexico — Reforms and trade noise persist
- Colombia — Reform gamble deepens risks
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Latin America
- US - Few alarms yet in high-frequency data; business surveys weaker
- EUROZONE - A dovish, but also conditional, pivot from the ECB
- UK - Wages stay strong and inflation heading to 3.5% in April
- CHINA+ - China’s strategic pivot to ASEAN in the face of tariff pressures
- EM ASIA service is on holiday this week; returning next week
- LATAM - Mexico’s industrial rebound masks structural weakness and policy risks
ian shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)Global
- Colombia’s economic rebound continues, thanks to falling inflation and resilient services…
- …But other sector performances remain uneven and fragile, and financial volatility poses a growing risk.
- The US–China trade war is a threat to key exports and investment; domestic policy options are narrowing.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Latin America
- In LatAm, Mexico is by far the most exposed to US tariffs and global economic slowdown risk.
- Commodity-price declines and Chinese weakness add fresh headwinds to regional export growth.
- Currency volatility, weaker remittances and soft capex will drag, but rate cuts offer relief.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Latin America
- Argentina has begun to dismantle the ‘cepo’, marking an historic shift towards currency normalisation.
- The FX liberalisation narrows gaps, boosts confidence and marks a break from past interventionism.
- Short-term inflation risks prevail, but fiscal and monetary tightening are restoring macro discipline.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Latin America
