Latin America Publications
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Daily Monitor
- The IPCA-15 confirms Brazil's inflation is contained, pressures localised, and disinflation trends firmly intact.
- Soft demand, a strong BRL and anchored inflation expectations support a March start to rate cuts.
- The external accounts remain relatively solid, allowing gradual Selic cuts without destabilising capital flows.
- Public spending and strong consumption drive activity in Colombia, while industry remains uneven.
- A widening trade deficit, record remittances and rising import intensity are reshaping the external picture.
- The minimum-wage shock is lifting inflation expectations, forcing BanRep to tighten further.
- Inflation is still contained in Mexico, but excise taxes and services are slowing the final stage of disinflation.
- Sticky core inflation and firmer consumption argue for Banxico to pause after an extended easing cycle.
- Trade uncertainty, tariffs and USMCA risk reinforce the need for cautious policy in H1.
- Brazil — Legal battles and electoral risk
- Colombia — Risk premium rises ahead of elections
- Peru — Politics unsettled, markets remain resilient
- Argentina’s inflation fell sharply over 2025, though momentum is fading as utility tariffs normalise…
- …Fiscal discipline and a redesigned FX regime will determine whether inflation falls close to 20% in 2026.
- Primary weakness weighed on November activity in Peru, but underlying growth momentum is strong.
- Brazil’s H2 slowdown reflects tight financial conditions; agriculture and retail prevent a worse picture.
- Retail and services are showing a tentative stabilisation, while industry is struggling under restrictive credit.
- Disinflation and softer activity set the stage for cautious COPOM easing starting in March.
- Brazil — Retesting records as rate-cut bets return
- Mexico — Hitting records on positive sectoral news
- Colombia — Firm flows, and election in focus
- Sticky services inflation and high indexation leave Colombia far from target, despite modest relief in Q4.
- A 23% minimum-wage increase threatens to entrench inflation persistence and delay long-term convergence.
- BanRep faces pressure to tighten aggressively as expectations rise and LatAm peers’ prices stabilise.
- Chile’s CPI surprised to the downside in December, as goods deflation deepened and core pressures eased…
- …A firmer CLP and slowing wages are anchoring inflation, leaving policy rates close to neutral.
- Low inflation, neutral rates and FX management mean BCRP is well positioned as election risks build.
- Sticky core inflation and narrowing policy leeway push Banxico to pause before cautious easing can resume…
- …Temporary fiscal and wage shocks will lift near-term inflation, but disinflation will maintain its easing bias.
- Disinflation is holding in Chile as policy nears neutral and the easing cycle approaches its end.
- Brazilian Real — Flows and shifting rate bets
- Mexican Peso — Range-bound after strong December
- Colombian Peso — Wage shock and geopolitics weigh
- October’s activity rebound reduces recession risk in Mexico, but sectoral momentum remains uneven.
- Services are cushioning any weakness, with industry, investment and external demand capping growth
- USMCA uncertainty, soft remittances and policy noise will keep Mexico’s growth below potential this year.
- Faster disinflation and anchored expectations allow a cautious rate cut in Chile, after two straight holds…
- …Improving global conditions, firmer copper prices and resilient activity support Chile’s macro outlook.
- Growth is resilient in Argentina, as exports strengthen and fiscal discipline anchors stability.
- Brazil — Polarised political outlook
- Colombia — Markets brace for next year's election
- Peru — Stability but with political fragility
- Broad-based weakness in industry and services offsets agricultural strength in Brazil…
- …Fiscal support is cushioning the slowdown; COPOM patience pushes back easing expectations to late Q1.
- Policy remains near neutral in Peru, as inflation is still anchored and growth is running close to potential.
- A landslide election resets Chile’s political cycle, restoring a pro-market-reform agenda.
- Early fiscal consolidation, tax reform and deregulation will test credibility and sustain the market rally.
- The benign macro backdrop and BCCh easing create a narrow window to lift capex and potential growth.
- Benign inflation prints in Brazil strengthen the case for
easing, yet de-anchored expectations force caution.
- Activity is softening without collapsing, supporting a
gradual, data-dependent transition towards Q1 cuts.
- But external volatility, fiscal uncertainty and currency
risks keep the bar to a January rate cut set high.
- Brazil — Bull phase matures amid policy scrutiny
- Mexico — Underlying support holding
- Chile — Testing resistance ahead of run-off election
- Temporary price shocks lifted headline inflation in Mexico, but underlying pressures are modest…
- …Ongoing tariff risk and agricultural volatility keep the inflation risk balance tilted slightly to the upside.
- Inflation is improving in Brazil, but fiscal risk and tight job conditions will keep policymakers cautious.
- Food deflation softened Colombia’s inflation, but sticky services and indexation are delaying disinflation.
- A widening external deficit and volatile financing flows underscore Colombia’s rising vulnerabilities.
- Minimum-wage pressures and firm domestic demand reinforce BanRep’s high-for-longer policy stance.
