LIMA, Peru—The Central Reserve Bank of Peru cut its reference interest rate on Thursday by a quarter-percentage point amid a slowdown in economic growth. In a statement, the central bank said ...

Peru unexpectedly cut its benchmark interest rate Thursday, shrugging off concern that core inflation remains stubbornly high and that the economy is already growing faster than expected without ...

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's central bank trimmed its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to settle at 4.75% on Thursday, surprising analysts who expected the country's monetary authority to ...

Peru's central bank again lowered its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 7.00% on Thursday, as the monetary authority in the Andean nation continues to ease borrowing costs in an effort ...

Peru’s central bankers cut the interest rate by 25 base points during their September meeting. This leaves the benchmark rate for the country at 5.25%, among the lowest in all of Latin America. The ...

Peru cut interest rates to the lowest level in a year and a half as inflation slows more than expected and the economy contracts.. The central bank lowered its policy rate to 6.25% from 6.50% on ...

Peru's central bank on Thursday cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 7.5% after holding the rate steady for eight straight months, as the monetary authority in the Andean nation ...

Peru’s GDP is predicted to increase by 4% this year, making it the second fastest-growing country in Latin America behind Argentina, according to a Reuters report. Inflation is expected to ...

Peru's central bank chief said on ... about the local currency's slide against the dollar kept the monetary authority from lowering the benchmark interest rate to boost the flagging economy. ...

Peru’s inflation is the lowest among its peers, and its policy rate is also the lowest — tied with Chile — among Latin America’s major economies. Under central bank President Julio Velarde, Peru has ...