Taking stock of the latest business surveys

The deterioration in Mexico’s IMEF survey since the start of this year looks alarming but there are reasons to believe that it is overstating the softness in the real economy. Meanwhile, the incoming survey data from Brazil since the turn of the year suggest that conditions have continued to improve.

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