Bertrand Delgado is a senior analyst for emerging markets and Latin America at Roubini Global Economics. Bertrand’s areas of expertise are monetary and fiscal policy, international economics, inflation, currencies and politics. Prior to joining RGE, Bertrand was a senior economist and FX strategist at IDEAglobal in New York, where he authored short- and longer-term macroeconomic and currency strategy reports on Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru. Bertrand has covered Latin America in different roles and institutions in New York, such as Ramirez & Co., Barclays Capital, BCP Securities and Credit Suisse First Boston, and has been quoted in Bloomberg, Reuters, America Economia, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, Market Watch and Business Week as well as in numerous newspapers and magazines in Latin America. Bertrand holds a master’s degree in international affairs with a specialization in international finance and economics from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, and a bachelor’s degree in economics with a specialization in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Recent Blog Posts by Bertrand Delgado

• Chile: Industrial Output Disappointing; Activity Indicators Robust April 1st, 2011
• Brazil: Government Announces New Decree March 30th, 2011
• Mexican Inflation to Edge Closer to Target by March March 25th, 2011
• Brazil’s Current Account Deficit Likely Narrowed in February March 21st, 2011
• Peru’s Central Bank Tightens Further March 11th, 2011
• Mexican Central Bank Keeps Benchmark Rate on Hold March 8th, 2011
• February PMI Figures Positive for Brazilian Economy March 2nd, 2011
• Colombia: Central Bank Surprises Markets by Hiking Rates February 28th, 2011
• Higher-Than-Expected Inflation in Peru February 2nd, 2011
• Colombia’s Leading Economic Indicators Still Diverge January 18th, 2011
• Argentina’s Monthly Trade Balance (USD millions) November 22nd, 2010
• Dilma Rousseff Promises Continuity November 3rd, 2010
• RGE’s Wednesday Note – Uncertainty Now, Stability Later for Argentina November 3rd, 2010
• Argentina’s Spending Continues to Grow November 1st, 2010
• Chile’s Industrial Production Lower than Expected October 29th, 2010
• Dilma Rousseff’s Support Reaches 50% October 27th, 2010
• Argentina’s Tax Revenues Increase October 4th, 2010
• Venezuela’s Chavez Needs the Opposition September 29th, 2010
• Colombia’s Central Bank Stays on Hold September 27th, 2010
• Argentina’s Current Account Surplus Narrows September 22nd, 2010
• Colombia’s Central Bank to Stay on Hold September 20th, 2010
• Mexico’s Gross Fixed Investment Declines September 15th, 2010
• Chile’s Growth Expectations Revised Upwards September 13th, 2010
• RGE’s Wednesday Note – Brazil’s Economy Exhales September 8th, 2010
• Argentina’s Tax Revenues Surprise on the Downside September 3rd, 2010
• Urban Unemployment Increases in Colombia September 2nd, 2010
• Mexico: Investors Looking at Business Confidence and Future Growth August 30th, 2010
• Chile’s Central Bank Intervenes Verbally as Local Currency Appreciates August 27th, 2010
• Argentina’s Economic Activity Cooling Off August 25th, 2010
• Venezuela’s GDP Surprises on the Upside August 20th, 2010
• Peru’s Economic Activity Pushes GDP Growth to 12.74% August 18th, 2010
• Peru: Domestic Demand Supporting Growth August 16th, 2010
• Venezuela Issues Dollar Bonds to Feed its FX System August 13th, 2010
• Peru’s Central Bank Increases Reserve Requirements August 11th, 2010
• Exit Strategy Has begun in Brazil, Inflation Surprised to the Downside in Mexico February 25th, 2010
• Latin America: A Closer Look at Inflation and Growth Dynamics in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia February 23rd, 2010
• Stars Align for an Early Hike in Brazil, Mexico’s Regulators Ease Pension Fund Investment Rules February 18th, 2010
• LatAm Update: Brazil Inflation Tops Expectations, Peru GDP Grows Robustly February 16th, 2010
• Latin American CDS: Fully Recovered, What are the Risks? November 17th, 2009
• Latin America Economic Outlook October 14th, 2009
• Latin America – The Week Ahead: July 27 – 31 July 27th, 2009
• Latin America – The Week Ahead: June 15th – June 19th June 15th, 2009
• Latin America – The Week Ahead: June 8th – June 12th June 8th, 2009
• Latin America – The Week Ahead June 1st – June 5th June 1st, 2009
• Latin America – The Week Ahead May 26th, 2009
• CHILE – Going Into the Q1 2009 GDP Figures: Any Good News? May 19th, 2009
• Latam – Week Ahead (3/16 – 3/20) March 16th, 2009
• Latam Week Ahead (3/2 – 3/6) March 2nd, 2009
• Mexico—Mixed Inflation Results until mid-Feb 09 February 27th, 2009
• Economic Growth in Mexico and in Peru February 18th, 2009
• Latam: Week Ahead (2/16 – 2/20) February 17th, 2009
• Mexico— Primary CETES Auction Showed Mixed Results February 12th, 2009
• Mexico—Headline Inflation Surprised to the Downside But Core CPI Remained Sticky in January February 10th, 2009
• Latam: Week Ahead (2/8 – 2/14) February 9th, 2009
• Mexico:Sharp Downward Revisions to GDP Growth Forecasts and Weaker MXN for 2009 February 5th, 2009
• Peru—Inflation Continued Normalizing in January February 4th, 2009
• Mexico—Economic Activity Plunged in November January 30th, 2009
• Mexico—Headline Inflation Surprised to the Downside in Early January January 24th, 2009
• Colombia—Industrial Production and Retail Sales Plunged in November January 22nd, 2009
• Waving the storm but not the hurricane… May 29th, 2007