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Lula as Political Coordinator
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 07 Nov 2014

Former president Lula met with PT senators on Thursday, November 6, to discuss the post-electoral agenda, playing the part of the political coordinator for President Dilma’s second term.It was his second intervention this week. On Tuesday, he came to Brasília for a six-hour talk with President Di...

Minimum wage increase: 15%
VENEZUELA · In Brief · 05 Nov 2014

On November 3, President Nicolas Maduro decreed a 15 percent increase in the minimum wage effective December 1, 2014, within the range we predicted. He also raised the basis for calculating the food bonus to 75 percent of the Tax Unit (UT) from 50 percent, and announced an adjustment in the publi...

A Battered Image
MEXICO · Report · 05 Nov 2014

Executive SummaryIndicators published in October continued to offer mixed signals about the direction of the Mexican economy. The monthly GDP proxy (IGAE) for August showed only a 1.3% activity increase y/y, down from 2.3% between May and July. Both industrial and service sector growth slowed. Th...

The Global Savings Constraint
CHINA FINANCIAL · Report · 05 Nov 2014

Special points to highlight in this issue:China, and probably Japan, exist in a “neo-Fisherian” world in which, contrary to conventional thinking, lower interest rates and a depreciating currency are disinflationary, not inflationary. In economies in which most lending goes into production and mo...

Taming the Deficit
PANAMA · Forecast · 04 Nov 2014

Executive Summary Though growth is slowing from its powerful 2012 peak of 10.8%, we are optimistic for 2014-2017, and project GDP CAGR at 6.5% (on the heels of 8.4% growth in 2013). The main reason for the slowdown is a fall in exports and fixed capital formation, as massive public investment and...

Minimum Wage Increase
VENEZUELA · In Brief · 03 Nov 2014

President Maduro will announce a minimum wage increase to enter into effect shortly. This will be the second consecutive year with three minimum wage increases. The government has not commented on the amount of the planned increase. We believe the raise will be between 10 and 18 percent. On the l...

Political Insights: Week of November 3
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 03 Nov 2014

Back from vacation, President Dilma Rousseff may announce Guido Mantega’s replacement at the Ministry of Finance. In the Senate, two important bills are on the voting agenda: the validation of fiscal benefits granted by States, and changes in the index for state and municipal debt with the Union....

The Fiscal Disaster of President Rousseff’s First Term
BRAZIL ECONOMICS · Report · 03 Nov 2014

Executive Summary The word “disaster” to describe the Rousseff government’s fiscal policy is no exaggeration. Primary spending has risen continuously alongside abuse of tax relief measures, resulting in a primary surplus totally insufficient to assure the government’s solvency, whether evaluat...

New Letdown from the Fiscal Results
BRAZIL ECONOMICS · Report · 03 Nov 2014

There were no doubts that the fiscal result for September would be bad, but it turned out to be even worse than most observers predicted. The consolidated public sector debt was R$ 25 billion, reducing the primary surplus from 0.9% to 0.6% of GDP (and to 0.4% of GDP after excluding the effects of...

October Inflation: Broadly As Expected
TURKEY · Report · 03 Nov 2014

October CPI inflation came in at 1.9%, broadly as expected, which meant a slight increase in the 12-month rate to 9% from 8.9% in September. There are also no major surprises in terms of sub-components, like the housing category (reflecting energy hikes) and textiles (for seasonal reasons) contri...

Weekly Tracker: November 2-8
TURKEY · Report · 02 Nov 2014

Executive Summary Kobane is still contested, but it is time to look beyond it. Soon, Aleppo may fall to pro-ISIS forces, or to Assad, while other Kurdish cantons may also come under attack. Unless Ankara soon offers the coalition forces access to its airbases, tensions between Turkey and the U.S....

Sliding Oil Prices and Approval Ratings
VENEZUELA · Report · 31 Oct 2014

Executive Summary Surveys taken between end September and early October show deteriorating support for Nicolás Maduro and his administration. Experts see no chance that these numbers will improve in the short term. Things are looking up for the opposition, which could win a parliamentary majority...

Over-Tightened Policies Constrain Growth
CHINA · Report · 31 Oct 2014

Executive Summary Though GDP grew 7.3% y/y in Q3, down just 0.2 pps from Q2, principal economic indicators suggested that the true situation might be worse. Industrial output rose 8% y/y, down 0.9 pps from Q2. Fixed asset investment increased 14.4% y/y, down 2.8 pps, to a record low. Retail...

Few Impressions on the Inflation Report
TURKEY · Report · 31 Oct 2014

There were no major surprises or a whole lot new, in what we heard today at the presentation of the final Inflation Report of the year. Here are a few highlights. Yearend inflation estimates for this and next year -- as usual, midpoints of 70% probability bands -- are now at 8.9% and 6.1%, respec...

Ukraine accepts Gazprom demands and signs ‘winter’ gas supplies contract with Russia
UKRAINE · In Brief · 31 Oct 2014

Yesterday trilateral agreement for gas supplies till the end of March 2015 between Ukraine, Russia and EU was signed in Brussels. Kyiv accepted Gazprom demand to treat the suggested prices as “price with $100 discount”. Actual gas price will be $378 per tcm till the end of 2014 and $365 per tcm i...

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