Economics

Latin American Central Banks Staring Down Spike in Energy Costs

  • Oil price surge speeding up inflation in Mexico, Chile, Brazil
  • Brazil’s central bank already caved in, hiking rates in March
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Latin America’s central bankers are contending with a surge in energy prices as they seek to keep stimulus flowing into economies that have been hobbled by raging coronavirus outbreaks.