Colombia

BMI View: Latin America's central banks - most notably in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico - have gained a lot of credibility with the breadth and depth of respective monetary cycles in... 2008-07-28

Colombia's monetary policymakers undoubtedly face a tough decision when they meet later today. Despite June's surprise pause in monetary tightening, the underlying dilemma facing... 2008-07-25

As we suggested last week (see 'COP: Assessing The Damage', June 27), the rapid sell-off in the Colombian peso in late June was driven more by headline risk (which was overblown,... 2008-07-03

Inflationary pressures are hurting across the Andean, and despite a reluctance to raise rates (for fear of stoking further FX appreciation), central bankers have little alternative,... 2008-07-02

With global volatility indicators headed back higher (the recent resurgence in the VIX index is arguably the most alarming warning signal), risk premiums for Latin American credits... 2008-07-01

Yesterday's 5.5% daily plunge in the Colombian peso to a three-month low of COP1,870 wiped a third off year-to-date gains in one fell swoop. While we had mooted the possibility of... 2008-06-27

BMI View: Colombia and Panama are vying to become the next in Latin America to receive investment grade status from the major ratings agencies. Both credit stories have improved markedly... 2008-06-20

BMI View: Colombia and Panama are vying to become the next in Latin America to receive investment grade status from the major ratings agencies. Both credit stories have improved markedly... 2008-06-20

BMI View: Despite the anticipated slowdown in real GDP growth in 2008 to 5.1% (from 7.5% a year earlier), we remain committed to the Colombian growth story and believe that domestic... 2008-06-16

One of our top EM FX picks in 2008 has been the Mexican peso's recent bull run. Underpinned by a resilient economy, high global oil prices and a hawkish central bank, the currency... 2008-06-06