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Inflation Menace in Latin America Triggers More Hiking: Eco Week

  • G-7 central bank chiefs from Powell to Kuroda will speak
  • Euro-zone price growth is likely to show further spike
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Latin America’s fight against spiraling consumer prices is likely to shift to a new front this week, with Colombia set to become the region’s fifth major economy under an inflation-targeting regime to tighten monetary policy.