Peru central bank holds benchmark rate at 5.25% in surprise move
BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 10/10/24 07:05 PM EDTLIMA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Peru's central bank held the benchmark interest rate at 5.25% on Thursday, after two consecutive cuts, defying analysts' expectations of a 25-basis-point trim.
Peru has one of Latin America's lowest benchmark interest rates, and the central bank said in a statement that future rate changes would be dependent on inflation data and its determinants.
(Reporting by Aida Pelaez-Fernandez and Marco Aquino; Editing by Kylie Madry)