Colombian interest rates could still fall next year

The Central Bank of Colombia (BANREP) left interest rates on hold at 4.5% on Friday night, but signalled a willingness to hike rates if the global environment improves. Nonetheless, while the accompanying statement was more hawkish than we had anticipated, we still think that the balance of risks is skewed towards interest rate cuts next year as the global economy slows.

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