Chile

Industrial production growth in Chile has fallen significantly in recent months, with the August contraction of 3.1% y-o-y the largest since 2002. While we see potential for industrial... 2008-10-03

President Michelle Bachelet is struggling to navigate Chile's government through the political minefield ahead of October's highly anticipated municipal poll - a key litmus test for... 2008-09-23

Despite lower food price inflation in August, we caution that Chile's inflationary outlook continues to deteriorate. Still rising wholesale and producer price inflation threaten to... 2008-09-09

The Banco Central de Chile (BCC) announced on September 8 that it will not abandon its daily US$50mn foreign currency intervention schedule in an effort to boost foreign reserves... 2008-09-09

Chile posted a current account deficit in Q208, the first shortfall since Q305, bringing the year-to-date current account to a US$114mn deficit, on the back of a narrowing merchandise... 2008-09-09

Given the recent depreciation of Latin American currencies against the dollar, we are hopeful that talk of loosening capital controls in Colombia could be the sign of things to come... 2008-09-01

After years of unsustainable policies, the decision taken by the Argentine government on July 31 to raise electricity tariffs was certainly step in the right direction. However, we... 2008-08-14

Although President Michelle Bachelet has fared relatively well in recent opinion polls, an initial look at prospective presidential candidates to replace the outgoing president in... 2008-08-07

As the general price level in Chile accelerates we are growing less confident that falling international energy prices will be enough to bring down inflation. High levels of money... 2008-08-06

The outlook for Chile's economy continues to deteriorate. With inflation still topping the government's political agenda, prospects for a fiscal stimulus package remain low. While... 2008-08-04