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Amlo’s 2019 budget: tacking back to the centre?

The prudent 2019 budget presented by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Amlo) at the weekend is probably an attempt to try to get investors back onside after a series of policy moves which have spooked markets. It adds to the impression that, while Amlo will adopt more interventionist policies at a sector level, he is still likely to respect the core tenets of orthodox fiscal and monetary policy.

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