HALISTER1: CARIBBEAN BASIN: El Sal Economy; Guatemala Bank; Panama Budget

CARIBBEAN BASIN: El Sal Economy; Guatemala Bank; Panama Budget

(Bloomberg) -- El Salvador’s economy expanded 1.4% y/y in August. Guatemalan authorities launched a series of raids this morning in connection with a money laundering probe, according to state-run news agency AGN. Panama’s congress approved a $21.7b budget for next year that includes $500m in additional revenue from the new canal locks. FX:
  • Costa Rica colon -0.6% to 555.67 USD
  • Dominican peso unchanged at 46.205
  • Guatemalan quetzal unchanged at 7.5275
  • Jamaica dollar unchanged at 129.2
  • Trinidad & Tobago dollar -0.1% to 6.67045
GOVT DOLLAR BONDS:
  • Barbados 2022 yield -12bp to 7.12%
  • Costa Rica 2023 yield +1bp to 4.83%
  • DomRep 2026 yield +6bp to 5.18%
  • ElSal 2025 yield unchanged at 6.02%
  • Guatemala 2022 yield -3bp to 3.62%
  • Honduras 2024 yield unchanged at 5.57%
  • Jamaica 2025 yield +2bp to 5.17%
  • Panama 2036 yield +3bp to 4.19%
  • Trinidad 2020 yield +2bp to 2.56%
EQUITIES:
  • Jamaica Stock Market Index +0.7% to 167,548.77
  • Trinidad & Tobago Composite +0.2% to 1,173.25
ECO INDICATORS/NEWS:
  • EXPECTED: Panama tourism arrivals; Jamaica unemployment rate; Costa Rica GDP; Bermuda CPI; Bahamas CPI; Jamaica current account balance and remittances.
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