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High oil prices more harm than good for Lat Am

Persistently high oil prices would bode ill for current account positions in much of Latin America, adding to the existing vulnerabilities in Chile. It would also keep inflation elevated, leading to more aggressive monetary tightening than we currently expect. Political pressures might prompt governments to try to protect consumers from rising energy costs, but at the expense of greater fiscal concerns.

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