RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 19 Sep 2022

On September 18 Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan stated that their joint death toll was 94 from fighting in a few days of skirmishes. There is a shaky ceasefire that was signed on September 16 at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The two countries have begun joint patrols.

Tajikistan acc...

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 19 Sep 2022

On September 18 the Speak of the US House of Representatives visited Armenia. Speaker Pelosi was there to commemorate the Armenian Genocide. She condemned Azerbaijan for what she called illegal attacks on Armenia. Azerbaijan is a close ally of Turkey. Armenia blames Turkey for the genocide of ...

BRAZIL ECONOMICS - Report 19 Sep 2022

Since the lags of monetary policy are long and variable, a degree of uncertainty always exists regarding the start of the effects of restrictive monetary policy. Last week, three important indicators of economic activity had contrary signs. While in June and July, real revenue from services and t...

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 19 Sep 2022

On September 16 a bomb killed two pro-Moscow officials in Luhansk. The Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) said this was terrorism. Three other pro-Russian bureaucrats were killed on that day alone in separate incidents. One of them was deputy head of the Russian-appointed administration in Berdya...

CHINA FINANCIAL - Report 19 Sep 2022

Special points to highlight in this issue: * The data releases this week and last week reaffirm the story of the past several months. Output growth continues to be weak in spite of aggressive supply-side measures, while the growth in consumption has further stagnated. This is exacerbated by th...

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 19 Sep 2022

This morning, the FSB/BTG Pactual poll on the presidential election was published. According to the poll, Lula's advantage over Jair Bolsonaro in the first round increased to nine points from six points. On Tuesday, as is tradition, Bolsonaro will deliver the opening speech of the UN General Asse...

URUGUAY - Report 19 Sep 2022

The recently published 2Q22 GDP data came in better than expected. With real growth of 7.71% y/y and a seasonally adjusted rise of 1.1% q/q, it represented the fifth consecutive quarter of growth and an improvement compared to the 0.5% q/q rise seen in 1Q22.

ISRAEL - Report 19 Sep 2022

* Inflation in August came in below expectations as food prices declined; core inflation y/y stabilized at 4.7%. * At the moment, a 0.5% rate hike appears likely in October, although 0.75% cannot be ruled out. * The CA surplus declined in Q2 as the trade deficit increased and the service...

ISRAEL - In Brief 18 Sep 2022

Inflation in August came in slight below expectations

* Inflation declined by 0.3% m/m (4.6% y/y), compared with expectations of -0.1% to -0.2%.

* Core inflation remained stable y/y at 4.7% (similar to that in July).

* The main surprise came from the decline in food pr...

HUNGARY - In Brief 18 Sep 2022

The EU Commission has made up its mind as to what to propose to the European Council (more accurately Ecofin) on Hungary's ongoing rule-of-law procedure. The proposal is to set a financial penalty of €7.5bn of development grants, which represents 65% of Hungary's quota for three cohesion ...

TURKEY - Report 18 Sep 2022

President Erdogan came back from his meeting with Putin on the sides of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit with some gifts, though these may have fallen short of his expectations. Nonetheless, it is clear that Putin is ready to bankroll his pal Erdogan’s election campaign. The questions...

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 17 Sep 2022

On September 15 at the Shanghai Cooperation Summit Plan said he had spoken to the Chinese about their "concerns" regarding the war.

On September 16 the Prime Minister of India told Putin, ''Now is not the time for war.'' Modi asked Putin to end the war by diplomacy. India is Russia's s...

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 16 Sep 2022 1 response

On September 16 Kazakhstan announced that a presidential election will be held in fall 2022. This is a surprise. The election was not due until December 2024. Why is the president bringing it forward? Presumably he considered that the situation will be more propitious for him now. The ostensib...

CENTRAL AMERICA - In Brief 16 Sep 2022

by Fernando Naranjo and Felix Delgado

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced on Thursday his intention to run again for president in 2024, despite the country’s Constitution prohibiting serving consecutive presidential terms. The announcement was made on public televisio...

GULF COUNTRIES - Report 16 Sep 2022

A skimmable summary overlaid with our analysis and links. Headlines: * Pessimism grew about an Iran nuclear deal but it avoided additional official censure at the IAEA. * Moody’s said the credit profiles of Oman and Qatar stand to benefit the most from high oil prices. * Saudi inflation acce...