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Rising inflation to prevent interest rate cuts despite slow growth

Rising inflation looks set to force policymakers in most parts of Latin America to keep monetary policy relatively tight despite evidence that the region is entering a new phase of weaker economic growth. The key exception is Mexico where an increasingly benign inflation outlook makes it less likely that interest rates will be raised from their current historic low in the foreseeable future.

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