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Chile Central Bank Review – June 2022

CHILE
  • At their June meeting, the BCCh unanimously decided to hike the monetary policy interest rate by 75 basis points to 9%.
  • Important to note, the board stated that “additional adjustments to the MPR will be needed” to achieve the convergence of inflation to target within the two-year horizon, however, these adjustments should be “smaller in magnitude”.
  • As expected, focus turns to today’s Monetary Policy Report. BCCh President Rosanna Costa will present the report before the Senate’s finance committee at 1400BST/0900 local time.
    • The report will contain the details of the central scenario, the sensitivities and risks surrounding it, and its implications for the future evolution of the monetary policy interest rate.
  • The committee stated that April CPI was again higher than expected in March, again owing mainly to the rise in food prices and other volatile components, including fuels.
  • There was an acknowledgment of the deterioration in global growth expectations “in the face of worsening global financial conditions, the evolution of the conflict in Europe and the weakening of the Chinese economy”.
  • Full statement here: https://www.bcentral.cl/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=6410bd30-bb3a-88a5-7e70-553ad402a97b&groupId=33528
    • The minutes of this meeting will be published on June 23 and the next BCCh meeting/decision is scheduled for July 13.

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