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LatAm policymakers content to play waiting game on rates

Today’s decisions by Peru and Mexico to leave interest rates unchanged support our belief that, in the near-term, most of the region’s policymakers will await clearer evidence on the health of the global economy before adjusting monetary policy. Further ahead, if we are correct in expecting the euro-crisis to intensify this year, the next move in interest rates is likely to be down in both countries.

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