Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Chile Peso Strengthens on Expectations the Central Bank Will Boost Rates

(Bloomberg) -- Chile's peso strengthened on
speculation the central bank to increase rates next week, making
the currency more attractive for investment.

The central bank has held the benchmark rate steady at 5
percent since dropping to that level in January. Four analysts in
a Bloomberg survey expect the central bank to maintain rates at 5
percent while three expect the rates to rise to 5.25 percent when
policy makers meet July 12.


Read more at Bloomberg Currencies News

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