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Barclays on BCCh: Fiscal Policy To Lead Hiking Pace

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  • Still expect a gradual policy normalization path of 25bp per meeting, with the policy rate at 1.50% by year-end.
  • If the government were to extend the emergency cash transfer program IFE post September (when it is currently scheduled to end), Barclays would expect the BCCh to hike faster, taking the policy rate to 1.75% or 2.0% by year-end.
  • The statement hit a less hawkish tone than expected. It highlighted new downside risks brought by COVID variants, while it did not emphasize any upside risk.
  • Although there could be some mild moderation in the pricing of hikes, they think the market will continue to keep some risk premium in the front-end of the curve.
  • The lack of a hawkish surprise should bring little near-term upside to CLP. However, they think the market has overreacted to global growth fears and would expect a retracement in currencies of countries supported by strong growth, commodities, global demand and hiking cycles, once sentiment stabilizes.
  • As such, Barclays see space for USDCLP to move lower. They remain cautious CLP vs. EM peers, however, given elevated political and institutional risks.

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