The recent batch of January inflation data across Latin America made for grim reading and, despite the hawkish response by central banks, inflation rates will remain high until much later this year. Otherwise, investors have breathed a sigh of relief at the result of Costa Rica’s recent general election, although it will still be tricky for the new government to push through the harsh fiscal austerity outlined under the country’s IMF deal.
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