Mexico & Chile hike, but tightening cycles to be gradual

Last night’s decision by central banks in Mexico and Chile to hike interest rates suggests that the actions of the US Fed still hold sway with policymakers in Latin America. Nonetheless, we suspect that domestic concerns will mean that policy in both economies is tightened more gradually than most expect.

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