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    March 23, 2020

    Liquidity and guarantees for markets in panic mode

    The rapid outbreak of the new coronavirus (COVID-19), which has spread far beyond China, has wreaked havoc on financial markets. World stock markets have fallen by around 30% in just over a month, led by the transport, tourism, hotel industry and energy sectors, which has been followed by others such as finance.

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    March 20, 2020

    Mexico | GDP contraction is inevitable; the decisions made will determine severity

    The outbreak of Covid-19 will have a significant negative impact on economies at a global level with generalized shocks on supply and demand, therefore, we revised our GDP growth forecast to -4.5%. Fiscal objectives have to take second place; the most urgent is to underpin health systems and support workers.

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    March 16, 2020

    China | Negative Jan-Feb economic activity outturns point to a historical low growth in Q1

    A batch of record-low negative January-February indicators announced today pointed to a significant slowdown in economic activities in Q1 amid the outbreak of COVID-19 in China.

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    March 4, 2020

    Lessons from China’s past banking bailouts

    China’s banking sector, particularly small and medium-sized banks, today face a headwind of asset quality deterioration. Revisiting Chinese bank rescues from the early 2000s, we examine how the authorities tackled a severe rise in non-performing loans (NPLs).

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    March 3, 2020

    FOMC Statement: March 3rd

    In an unscheduled and abbreviated statement, the Fed announced an emergency 50bp cut to 1-1.25% in the Fed Funds rate, similar to the response to 9/11.
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    March 3, 2020

    'The law of silence' and the potential of the Spanish economy

    Since the beginning of the recovery, GDP growth in Spain (2.6% per year) has been one of the highest among the large developed economies and consistently higher than that seen for the EMU as a whole (1.8%), but is this a valid and sustainable point of reference for the coming years?

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    February 24, 2020

    Europe Caught Off-Balance

    The eurozone slowed somewhat more than expected in Q4 of last year, with growth shrinking to 0.1% in the quarter. Looking at individual countries, the biggest surprises were the contraction in activity in Italy (-0.3% QoQ) and France (-0.1% QoQ) and the stagnation of the German economy.

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    February 13, 2020

    Banxico cuts its policy rate for the 5th meeting in a row

    The monetary policy rate has plenty of room to decline without affecting inflation or the MXN.

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