Uruguay accelerates loosening as inflation hits record low

Central bank says monetary policy remains in “restrictive phase”

Central Bank of Uruguay
Central Bank of Uruguay
Central Bank of Uruguay

The Central Bank of Uruguay marked the country’s lowest inflation since the mid-2000s with a 75 basis point cut to the policy rate, to 10%, on August 15. This is the third and, so far, largest cut this year, after a 25bp cut in April and a 50bp reduction last month.

Nevertheless, the central bank affirms it remains in a “contractionary phase”, a term it first used in May 2022. Between August 2021 and February 2023, the central bank raised its policy rate by seven percentage points, from 4.5% to

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