The reference rate of interest stays at 5%, by determination of the Financial Board - 2024-06-27 01:59:08

For fourteen consecutive months, the Main Financial Coverage Curiosity Price stays at 5%, after the members of the Financial Board (JM) made that call tonight.

Since April 2023, the indicator has remained at 5%, so inflation expectations stay anchored in that approach, even supposing the inflationary rhythm in Guatemala closed at 3.76% as of final Could, that’s, under the restrict. central 4% established by that collegiate entity.

In tonight’s session, Álvaro González Ricci and José Alfredo Blanco Valdés, president and vice chairman of the JM and the Financial institution of Guatemala (Banguat), respectively, introduced the explanations for sustaining the variable, after analyzing the exterior and inside contexts. , however above all, the course of the financial system in the USA.

From this account it was reported that the prospects for financial development stay constructive, regardless of restrictive monetary circumstances and the persistence of geopolitical tensions in a number of areas of the world. Nevertheless, this -positive- situation is topic to some related dangers, such because the persistence of excessive ranges of inflation above the goal in a number of superior economies and excessive geopolitical uncertainty.

Relating to the worldwide worth of oil, it was indicated that it has been displaying a slight and unstable enhance in latest weeks, though it continues at ranges greater than these noticed on the finish of 2023, attributable to higher vitality demand circumstances and fewer favorable prospects for the availability of crude oil. Relating to inflation on the worldwide stage, it continued to say no, though it’s noticed that it’s nonetheless above the objectives of many central banks.

Particularly within the home sphere, the JM highlighted that many of the short-term indicators of financial exercise to which better consideration is paid, such because the month-to-month index of financial exercise, overseas trade from household remittances, efficiency of financial institution credit score to the sector non-public sector, preserve a efficiency per the estimated gross home product (GDP) development of three.5% for 2024 and three.7% for 2025.

Inflation final Could, which stood at 3.76% – which is greater than the three.36% in April – is the results of the impact of financial coverage actions and the dissipation of inflation pressures of exterior origin registered in earlier months. , It indicated.

Due to this fact, inflation forecasts would stay inside the goal of 4% plus/minus 1% in 2024 and 2025, so the mannequin “is per sustaining the main financial coverage rate of interest at 5%.” on this alternative”.

Trajectory

In Could 2022 so far, the main fee has undergone an adjustment from 1.75% to five%: