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Peru inflation eases in May for second straight month

On a yearly basis, prices in May slowed to 2%, within the central bank’s target range and below the annual rate recorded a month prior as the country shakes off the effects of the COVID pandemic and other shocks.

The May easing was the result of a drop in prices of both food and non-alcoholic beverages, according to the consumer price index (CPI) for Metropolitan Lima, the inflation reference for the Andean nation.

Core inflation – which excludes food and energy prices because of their high volatility – rose 0.16% last month.

Falling annual inflation within the central bank target range of between 1% and 3% could help the bank maintain its monetary easing cycle. Peru’s central bank reduced the key interest rate by 25 basis points to 5.75% in May, following a reduction in April and forecasts that the CPI will continue its downward trend this year.


Source: Economy - investing.com

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