Monday, July 17, 2006

Chile Raises Benchmark Rate To 5.25%




Chile’s Central Bank has raised the benchmark overnight lending rate a quarter of a percentage point to 5.25%. Economic growth of 6.1% and inflation ending June at 3.9% prompted the Bank to raise the rate, in line with market expectations. This is the first time the Bank has raised the rate since April, when it was lifted by 25 basis points to 5%.

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