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  • *BBVA: Base scenario continues to be that the monetary pause will continue in the coming months before the decline in inflation will be clearer in the second half of the year. At that point a gradual process of normalization can begin, perhaps initially timid.
    • The space for monetary normalization process to start this year will also depend on what the Federal Reserve do. If it proves to be more aggressive than expected in the coming months, the BCRP’s space to manoeuvre will decrease.
  • *Goldman Sachs: Except for an incremental deterioration of the political and social backdrop that generates a negative shock to the capital account and the PEN, the MPC will maintain a hold-and-monitor stance coupled with vigilant guidance, especially if the inflation dynamics after March conform to the central bank staff’s projections.
    • GS will be on the lookout for updated guidance on the path for monetary policy (especially regarding the overall policy tone metric), inflation, and activity in the March Quarterly Inflation Report (QIR) to be released at the end of the month. Overall, GS anticipate that the MPC will be patient and will maintain a restrictive monetary policy stance at least through the start of 2H2023.
  • *JPMorgan: In terms of the policy rate path ahead, JPM expect the interest rate stable through the end of 2Q23. By then, the pre-conditions required to reduce the real ex-ante rate could be fulfilled, offering the BCRP the possibility to ease monetary conditions by June (-50bp). The policy rate is expected to converge to 5.5% by December 2023, and 4.0% by 2Q24.
  • *Pantheon think the BCRP will keep the main rate on hold in Q2, before cutting gradually to 6.0% by year-end. But upside risks to rates will persist in the near term, including elevated political risk, bad weather, and deteriorating global conditions.

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