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Chile’s peso fell the most in two decades and bond yields rose after the central bank said it will buy $12 billion in the foreign-exchange market, joining other Latin American nations in a bid to offset the dollar’s decline.
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The Chilean peso strengthened the most among Latin American currencies tracked by Bloomberg this week, reaching a 31-month high as copper rose and the central bank lifted its benchmark rate for the seventh straight month.
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Chile’s industrial production rose less than expected in September as some manufacturers continue to rebuild after the February earthquake and the peso’s gains reduce export revenues.
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Chile’s economy expanded 6.5 percent in the second quarter from a year ago, the biggest increase in five years.
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Chilean interest-rate swap rates rose as central bank meeting minutes released today led economists to forecast a third half-point increase in borrowing costs.
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Chilean interest-rate swap rates rose to an 11-month high on speculation the central bank will raise borrowing costs.
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Chile’s central bank will slow its monthly interest rate increases to 25 basis points today and probably won’t announce the extra borrowing that could accompany an intervention in the currency markets, according to traders in the interest-rate swap and bond markets.
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Chile’s central bank will increase its benchmark interest rate by a half-point for the fifth straight month in October, according to a bi-weekly survey published today on the central bank website.
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Chile’s central bank may slow the pace of interest rate increases at its monthly meeting as the peso’s region-beating gains against the dollar keep a lid on consumer prices.
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Chile’s economy will probably expand the most in five years as it recovers from last year’s recession and February’s earthquake, the central bank said, raising its forecasts for growth and inflation this year.
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