Tightening: Panama, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic. Widening: Mexico, Argentina.
Three objects, one page. Short-horizon TFT path, fulltext news themes (not a model input), and a monthly macro fair-value DAG. Origin 2026-09-02.
Tightening: Panama, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic. Widening: Mexico, Argentina.
On the theme side (fulltext clustering for desk context — not a TFT input), the latest window shows 3 emerging theme rows, 17 accelerating, 15 decelerating. Notable emerging themes include Russian recruiter apprehended for recruiting Panamanians to fight in ……
5 of 15 look rich/very rich vs macro fair value, 3 cheap, 7 fair. Tightest vs fair: El Salvador, Bolivia, Colombia. Widest: Argentina, Ecuador, Uruguay.
Cheap = spread wide vs fair value. Rich = spread tight vs fair value. TFT point estimates are converted to basis points (model stores spread points). Theme clusters do not enter the TFT.
| Country | Segment | Last EMBI (bp) | TFT +3d (bp) | vs last | DAG | Gap vs fair (bp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile CHL | IG | 90 | 90 | +0 bp | Fair | +1 |
| Mexico MEX | IG | 200 | 202 | +3 bp wider | Fair | +12 |
| Panama PAN | IG | 121 | 119 | -2 bp tighter | Rich | -13 |
| Peru PER | IG | 109 | 110 | +1 bp | Fair | +1 |
| Uruguay URY | IG | 68 | 67 | -1 bp | Very cheap | +14 |
| Brazil BRA | HY | 175 | 174 | -1 bp | Fair | +5 |
| Colombia COL | HY | 200 | 197 | -3 bp tighter | Rich | -26 |
| Costa Rica CRI | HY | 128 | 124 | -4 bp tighter | Rich | -19 |
| Dominican Republic DOM | HY | 159 | 156 | -4 bp tighter | Fair | -2 |
| Guatemala GTM | HY | 111 | 109 | -2 bp tighter | Rich | -19 |
| Paraguay PRY | HY | 107 | 106 | -2 bp tighter | Cheap | +10 |
| Argentina ARG | Distressed | 503 | 511 | +8 bp wider | Cheap | +114 |
| Bolivia BOL | Distressed | 454 | 447 | -7 bp tighter | Fair | -32 |
| Ecuador ECU | Distressed | 418 | 411 | -7 bp tighter | Fair | +17 |
| El Salvador SLV | Distressed | 272 | 270 | -2 bp tighter | Very rich | -58 |

Chile EMBI is fairly priced at 90 bp (fair 90 bp).

Mexico EMBI is fairly priced at 200 bp (fair 187 bp).

Panama EMBI looks rich at 121 bp vs fair 134 bp (-13 bp tight).

Peru EMBI is fairly priced at 109 bp (fair 108 bp).

Uruguay EMBI looks very cheap at 68 bp vs fair 55 bp (+14 bp / 1.7σ wide).

Brazil EMBI is fairly priced at 175 bp (fair 170 bp).

Colombia EMBI looks rich at 200 bp vs fair 226 bp (-26 bp tight).

Costa Rica EMBI looks rich at 128 bp vs fair 147 bp (-19 bp tight).

Dominican Republic EMBI is fairly priced at 159 bp (fair 161 bp).

Guatemala EMBI looks rich at 111 bp vs fair 130 bp (-19 bp tight).

Paraguay EMBI looks cheap at 107 bp vs fair 97 bp (+10 bp wide).

Argentina EMBI looks cheap at 503 bp vs fair 389 bp (+114 bp wide).

Bolivia EMBI is fairly priced at 454 bp (fair 486 bp).

Ecuador EMBI is fairly priced at 418 bp (fair 401 bp).

El Salvador EMBI looks very rich at 272 bp vs fair 330 bp (-58 bp / -1.6σ tight).