Economy

BMI View: Official unemployment finished 2010 at 4.94%, according to data from Mexico's statistics agency, the highest end-year rate in 15 years. This will be concerning for the authorities,... 2011-02-04

Rising inflation will be a concern for economies across Latin America and the Caribbean in 2011. For some countries the main issue will be one of policy, and the maintenance of authorities'... 2011-02-01

BMI View: Consumer price inflation (CPI) continued rising in November 2010, up to 4.32% y-o-y from 4.02% the previous month. This increase is in line with our long-held view that inflation... 2011-01-06

BMI View: Consumer price inflation (CPI) continued rising in November 2010, up to 4.32% y-o-y from 4.02% the previous month. This increase is in line with our long-held view that inflation... 2011-01-06

BMI View: In addition to its high social cost, organised crime in Mexico places a heavy economic burden on the country, which will cap real GDP growth around the 3.0% level over... 2010-11-23

Mexico's Q310 real GDP growth reading came in at 5.3% y-o-y, below consensus but slightly stronger than we had been expecting. We await the breakdown of growth by expenditure before... 2010-11-23

BMI View: Mexico's monetary authorities continue to reinforce their defences against another sovereign shock, by building up foreign reserve levels to a record US$111bn by October... 2010-11-23

BMI View: Mexico's monetary authorities continue to reinforce their defences against another sovereign shock, by building up foreign reserve levels to a record US$111bn by October... 2010-11-23

Mexican consumer price inflation (CPI) headed higher in the first half of October, to 3.9% y-o-y from 3.6% the previous month, in line with our end-2010 projection of 4.50%. Nevertheless,... 2010-11-02

BMI View : According to central bank data, Mexico's foreign reserves rose to US$108.3bn in September, from US$106.9bn the previous month, and is now just US$8bn shy of our end-2010... 2010-11-02