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Gauging the impact of Lat Am currency falls

The turmoil in Latin American currency markets will push up inflation, particularly in Brazil, Mexico and Colombia, and it already appears to have resulted in strains in corporate bond markets. One consequence is that the region’s central banks may not be able to ease monetary conditions as aggressively as elsewhere in the emerging world.

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