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Central Bank Decisions From Brazil, Chile and Colombia This Week

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  • This is a busy week in the LatAm central bank calendar, with the BCB set to deliver another 50bp SELIC rate cut, the central bank of Chile to step up the pace of easing to 100bp and the central bank of Colombia also expected to deliver a larger 50bp rate cut. Also on Wednesday, all eyes will be on the Fed which is expected to hold rates unchanged but may shift its forward guidance to more neutral language in anticipation of lowering rates later this year. Today, Brazil weekly trade and December fiscal data are set for release.
  • The Dollar was underpinned overnight, going into the European session, after Equity futures gaped lower led by events in the middle east. Equities have since recovered during the early European session, and the Dollar has also pared gains to trade mixed against G10s.

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