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Weaker growth keeps EM central banks in easing mode

In aggregate terms, EM monetary policy has been loosened over the past six months. But there has been a big difference between the actions of central banks in each EM region. In Europe and, more recently, Asia, interest rates have been cut in order to stimulate growth. But central banks in Latin America are more constrained by high rates of inflation, meaning there has been little, if any, policy loosening.

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