Friday, October 3, 2008

Chart(s) of the Day

Here's the JP Morgan EMBI+ (normally known as 'country risk') for the main locally traded bonds, early 2007 to date:


Ecuador is now at 1162, Argentina 1099, Venezuela 993. And here's the same timescale, but just focused on the "serious bonds" of Brazil, Colombia*, Mexico and Peru

When the USA catches cold, the rest of the world might not sneeze any more. But if the USA goes down with West Nile Virus........

*apologies once again for the use of the "U" in Colombia chart indexing; out of my hands I'm afraid.