Published on Monday, May 2, 2016
LatAm Daily | CB in Colombia surprisingly increase its monetary policy rate 50bp up to 7%
Summary
The rise in the MPR aims to contribute to the abatement of inflation expectations and for convergence to the CB's target in 2017. In Chile aggregate activity figures showed a slight recovery in March mainly dirven by natural resources or primary sectors. Mexico grew by 0.8% QoQ in 1Q16, higher than expected.
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Authors
ED
Enestor Dos Santos
BBVA Research - Principal Economist
LL
Lorena Lechuga
HP
Hugo Perea
BBVA Research - Chief Economist
CP
Cecilia Posadas
BBVA Research - Principal Economist
JS
Jorge Selaive
CS
Carlos Serrano
BBVA Research - Chief Economist
JT
Juana Téllez
BBVA Research - Chief Economist