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Morgan Stanley On Peru Central Bank

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  • MS expects the BCRP to hike 25bp to 0.75% in its upcoming meeting, continuing its hiking cycle, started in the August meeting. The reduction in monetary stimulus would come on the back of not only higher headline inflation, but also pressures on core inflation.
  • With August headline inflation printing at 4.95% (1.95pp above the upper band of the target range) and core inflation printing at 2.39% (above the 2% target), August 12m-ahead inflation is likely to be pressured upward from July's 3.03%.
  • The real policy rates (Policy rate - 12m Ahead Inflation) have reduced significantly despite the 25bp hike in the last meeting. Though not their economists' base case, these developments suggest a significant risk of seeing a larger than 25bp rate hike at the upcoming meeting.
  • A more hawkish BCRP in the coming months, as implied by their economists' monetary policy forecast path revision should provide some support for PEN in the near term.
  • It should also support some flattening in local rates, though this would likely be more front-end-driven, with the long end potential seeing some benefits in regards to the anchoring of long-run inflation expectations.

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