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For the 4th month, the c.bank raised borrowing costs to fight inflation.
This time...by 25 basis points...to 4%... as expected by all 25 economists surveyed by Bloomberg.
After holding at 3% for nine months, the c.bank raised the benchmark by 25 basis ponts at each of their last three meetings.
In April, yearly inflation diminished to 2.84%...from 3.19% in March.
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