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Economy & Business - June 2008 (ISSN 1741-7430)
VENEZUELA: Odd inflation figures
The May inflation figures showed that the cost
of goods whose prices are set by the government is rising faster than the cost
of goods whose prices are set by the market. The implications of this anomaly
are important. The main one is that inflation is likely to fall in the second
half of the year, which could be an important factor in the municipal and
regional elections in December.
- Latin America tightens
- MEXICO: Banco de México ignores Calderón
- MEXICO: Calderón fixes prices
- BRAZIL: Still booming
- ARGENTINA: Consumption dips
- CHILE: Central bank raises rates
- URUGUAY: Strong
- PARAGUAY: Trade deficit rises
- BOLIVIA: Inflation surges
- COLOMBIA: Inflation worries
- ECUADOR: Inflation jumps
- PERU: Tax revenues up 11% in May
- VENEZUELA: Odd inflation figures
- CUBA: Raúl to pay by results
- COSTA RICA: Banking competition kicks on
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: FDI booms
- EL SALVADOR: Coping rather well
- GUATEMALA: Steady
- HONDURAS: Taking delivery of Petrocaribe oil
- NICARAGUA: Gloomy
- PANAMA: Counting on the canal
- Eike Batista raises US$3.6bn for start-up
- METALS: Protesters take a police general hostage in mining royalty protests
- BRAZIL : Booming food prices speed up deforestation
- Betting on Cuba