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Uruguay: persistent inflation leaves policymakers in a bind

Structural rigidities mean that inflation will be slower to fall back in Uruguay than in the rest of the region this year. As a consequence, policymakers have less space to support growth via monetary easing than their Latin American peers. We continue to believe that the next move in rates will be down, but think that any cuts are unlikely to materialise before December’s meeting.

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