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    July 2, 2020

    Mexico | Central Banks help, but they are not the solution

    The world is experiencing the deepest recession in the last hundred years. The IMF estimates that the global economy will contract 4.9% in 2020. Many countries will have contractions in the second quarter of this year of between 30% and 40% at annualized rates.

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    July 2, 2020

    Mexico | Monthly Report on Banking and the Financial System. June 2020

    The liquidation process of Banco Ahorro Famsa begins. Consumer loans are no longer driving total private sector financing. Bank deposits reverse the weakness shown since the second half of 2019.

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    July 1, 2020

    Mexico | From 320 to 380 million dollars of additional remittances due to "Mother's Day"

    Remittances to Mexico are unstoppable, despite the difficult economic conditions due to the Covid-19 crisis, 3,379 million USD reached Mexico, + 3.0% compared to the same month last year. In real terms, due to the exchange rate depreciation, they grew 23.8%.

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    June 30, 2020

    Mexico | The banking system shows strong fundamentals

    The impairment of the employment and income indicators stemming from the COVID pandemic has brought questions about the health of banks. Despite the complexity of the current situation, it should be noted that the fundamentals of the banking system as a whole show strength to face the economic consequences of the pandemic.

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    June 25, 2020

    Banxico surprisingly and adequately strikes a dovish tone

    Banxico cut the policy rate by 50 bp to 5.0% and surprisingly made significant dovish tweaks to the wording of the statement.

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    June 25, 2020

    Mexico | Recent increase in Infonavit delinquency owing to good accounting practices

    The Institute's reclassification of 116,000 loans to the past-due portfolio, as they were considered to be outstanding, increased delinquency to 14%. This is an accounting change rather than a growing impairment of credit.

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    June 24, 2020

    Mexico | Daily data: a long and stony recovery for consumption

    Daily data from BBVA Point of Sale transactions show consumption might have bottomed up in April but signals a painful recovery ahead.

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    June 23, 2020

    Mexico | Easing cycle will continue, but Banxico will remain cautious

    Yet, we continue to expect Banxico to cut the policy rate until it reaches c. 0% real levels by year-end ie, 3.0% to 3.5%. The Board’s concerns on the ER should have eased in the intermeeting period.

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