Peru Keeps Rate at 3.25% as Currency Slide Fuels Inflation
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Peru kept borrowing costs unchanged for a sixth month as the fastest inflation in a year deters policy makers from doing more to stimulate sagging domestic demand.
The central bank board, led by President Julio Velarde, maintained the overnight rate at 3.25 percent, matching the forecasts of all 20 economists surveyed by Bloomberg.