Central Banks

Chile Central Bank Says Some Board Members Floated Rate Hike at March Meeting

The Central Bank of Chile in Santiago.
Photographer: Tamara Merino/Bloomberg

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By Matthew Malinowski

April 1, 2026 at 12:10 PM UTC

Updated on

April 1, 2026 at 12:57 PM UTC

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Chile’s central bank said on Wednesday that several board members put forward the idea of a quarter-point interest rate hike at their last policy decision, as the Middle East war stokes inflation worries.