The update of the economic forecasts of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and the evolution of prices in Mexico and Colombia during the month of August are some of the main issues that will focus the attention of investors in the American continent in the next few days.
These are the economic keys that will mark the week in America:
Monday 4
In Mexico, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) disseminates the evolution of gross fixed capital investment corresponding to June.
The OECD publishes inflation figures in its member countries.
Tuesday 5
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), based in Santiago, Chile, updates its growth estimates for the region for this year and 2024.
The Brazilian government discloses the growth of industrial production in July.
The Central Bank of Chile makes a decision on the referential interest rate, which last July fell to 10.25% after months at the all-time high of 11.25%.
Businessmen and officials from Mexico and the United States celebrate the second “Binational Convention of the American Society of Mexico”, in which they will address the challenges facing bilateral trade in the midst of trade disputes and the presidential elections in both countries.
Wednesday 6
The US Federal Reserve publishes its “Beige Book” of economic prospects.
The United States publishes the data of its trade balance, exports and imports made during the month of July.
The Brazilian government releases a new projection for the 2023 agricultural harvest.
Thursday 7
Argentina publishes the short-term index of construction activity for last July, which contracted 1.5% the previous month, and the manufacturing industrial production index (IPI manufacturing) also for July, which the previous month had fallen by 1.3%.
Mexico publishes advance inflation data for the month of August. Also, the data for that month from the automotive industry, the country’s main industry, after growth of almost 14% in production in July.
Two years have passed since the entry into force of bitcoin as legal tender in Ecuador.
The Eurostat community statistics office publishes GDP data and its aggregates for the second quarter of 2023 in the EU and the euro area, as well as employment data for that period in both areas.
The National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) publishes the result of the CPI of Colombia corresponding to August.
Friday, 8
India is holding a joint meeting of G20 Finance and Energy Ministers in New Delhi on Friday.
Source: EFE
Source: Gestion
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