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Strong wage growth to temper falls in inflation and rates

The tightening of labour markets across Latin America in the past year or so has fuelled rapid wage growth in many economies and wage growth is likely to remain uncomfortably high for a while yet. Against this backdrop, even as central banks kick off their easing cycles over the coming months, we think that they will lower interest rates more cautiously than most currently anticipate.

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