{
  "id": 871857,
  "title": "Peru Holds Interest Rate at 4.25% as Crises Mount",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/peru-holds-interest-rate-at-4-25-as-crises-mount",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-14T06:34:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/peru-bcrp-rate-hold-security-water/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Peru · Economy Key Facts Peru’s central bank, the BCRP, left its benchmark interest rate at 4.25% on 13 August 2026 — reported as the 11th meeting in a row with no change. Annual inflation ticked up to 4.1% in July, a touch above the bank’s 1%–3% comfort zone, but policymakers still expect it to […] The post Peru Holds Interest Rate at 4.25% as Crises Mount appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}