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BCP maintains monetary policy rate at 6%, after observing lower external risks and increase in local inflation - MarketData

In the United States, job creation was lower than expected in January, while the unemployment rate fell from 4.1 per cent to 4.0 per cent. Year-on-year inflation rose to 3.0 per cent in the first month of the year, exceeding expectations (2.9 per cent). At the end of January, the Federal Reserve decided to maintain federal fund interest rates at the target range of 4.25-4.5 per cent, in line with expectations. In international financial markets,…