Economy

Paraguay's consumer price inflation rose by 9.2% y-o-y in September from 8.8% in August, continuing to pose upside risk to our end-2011 inflation forecast of 8.0%. However, a slowdown... 2011-10-26

Consumer price inflation came in at 7.8% y-o-y and 0.5% m-o-m in September, reversing a downward trend that had been in place for two months and posing increasing upward risks to our... 2011-10-26

Argentina's M2 money supply increased by 36.4% y-o-y in August 2011, to ARS301,120mn up from ARS299,517mn in July. In month-on-month terms this translates to an increase of 0.5% and... 2011-10-26

As Argentine President Cristina Fernández confirmed expectations with a resounding victory in the October 23 presidential election, our initial thoughts are for policy adjustment... 2011-10-26

Chile consumer price inflation ticked up to 3.3% y-o-y in September, from 3.2% y-o-y in August. September's figure is in line with our end-2011 inflation forecast of 3.3% y-o-y, and... 2011-10-26

While we think Paraguay's macroeconomic fundamentals will remain strong going forward, a decline in fixed investment and a deterioration of net exports in Q211 have prompted us to revise... 2011-10-25

Chile's august trade balance recorded a US$0.5bn surplus, as exports grew by 24.8% y-o-y to US$6.8bn and imports grew 21.8% y-o-y to US$6.39bn. While we expect the strong consumer story... 2011-09-30

According to data collected by Argentina's national statistics agency, INDEC, consumer price inflation slightly ticked up in August 2011, to 9.8% y-o-y from 9.7% y-o-y the previous... 2011-09-30

Paraguay's real GDP expanded by 4.1% y-o-y in Q211, down slightly from the 4.6% y-o-y increase posted in the previous quarter. The new figure supports our view that by end-2011 Paraguay's... 2011-09-30

Consumer price inflation in Uruguay eased to 7.6% y-o-y in August from 8.3% in July, as tighter monetary policy by the central bank begins to cool domestic price pressures. Despite... 2011-09-30