Peruvian inflation poised to fall further in coming months

Peru’s central bank (BCRP) kept interest rates on hold at 4.25% last night, maintaining a resolutely neutral monetary policy bias. Nevertheless, with inflation set to fall back more sharply in the coming months, we believe that the policy debate will edge back towards supporting growth and think that rate cuts are still more likely than hikes in 2012.

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