Latin America Publications
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Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)
- Food, fuel and services inflation in Brazil continue to rise, complicating the COPOM’s easing.
- Extractive industries and autos are supporting activity, while manufacturing and capex remain weak.
- Higher oil prices and still-elevated real rates are exposing the fragile composition of growth.
- Services inflation and labour-cost indexation are driving higher inflation in Colombia.
- Food and weather shocks add pressure, but excess demand increasingly dominates the outlook.
- BanRep likely will continue to hike, as persistent inflation will require more action ahead.
- In one line: Inflation jumped on fuel prices, but underlying pressures remained contained.
- In one line: Industrial activity continues to recover, but momentum remains fragile.
- In one line: Banxico cuts rates, likely ending the easing cycle.
- Chile’s weak goods production and softer capex are offsetting decent consumer spending growth.
- The fuel-related inflation surge reinforces BCCh’s caution, even if domestic-driven forces are curbed.
- External shocks, oil volatility and weaker activity leave policymakers facing a difficult trade-off.
- In one line: Core inflation remains sticky, keeping Banxico cautious.
- Banxico’s split vote highlights growing fears over persistent inflation and narrowing room for rate cuts.
- Weak growth and greater economic slack justify final rate cut despite elevated inflation concerns.
- External risks from oil prices, Fed uncertainty and MXN volatility dominate Banxico’s reaction function.
- Mexican peso — Resilient rebound as USD softens
- Colombian peso — Rally fades as policy doubts cap gains
- Chilean peso — Partial recovery as external issues ease
- Mexico’s broad-based decline in growth in Q1 reflects weakening consumption and capex.
- A temporary Q2 rebound driven by the World Cup and seasonal factors will not sustain stronger growth.
- Limited monetary easing and fragile fiscal dynamics constrain policy support; downside risks prevail.
- In one line: Activity is stabilizing at the margin, but the industrial sector remains a clear drag.
- BanRep’s unanimous hold risks misinterpretation as inflation rises; the policy stance is behind the curve.
- Rising expectations and resilient demand expose insufficient tightening, reinforcing the need for more.
- Fiscal slippage and market repricing tighten conditions independently, increasing pressure ahead.
- In one line: BanRep pauses, but credibility questions linger.
OIL SHOCK FEEDS INTO INFLATION, DELAYING EASING CYCLES
- DISINFLATION STALLS, CENTRAL BANKS TURN MORE CAUTIOUS
- In one line: Activity contracted sharply in Q1, and the outlook is difficult.
- Brazil’s COPOM continued its cautious easing, as rising inflation risk limits scope for greater action…
- …The oil shock and fiscal uncertainty complicate the policy outlook, reinforcing the need for gradual cuts.
- Oil-related inflation risks rise, while weaker domestic activity keeps BCCh firmly in wait-and-see mode.
- In one line: The oil shock is now feeding through more forcefully into headline inflation.
- Brazil’s inflation story is shifting; external shocks are driving a renewed increase in prices.
- The key challenge now is to stop a temporary shock becoming persistent; the COPOM will be cautious.
- Exports are surging in Mexico on non-manufacturing strength, but weak capex limits broader gains.
- Activity is weakening in Argentina, with domestic sectors lagging behind primary sectors.
- Growth is becoming less labour-intensive; external sectors are solid while domestic demand is subdued.
- The export-led recovery looks sustainable, but weak consumption and capex mean uneven growth in Q2.
- In one line: Labour market holds up, but activity is weakening.
