Recently, the US dollar has surged in Chile, reaching CLP$959.63, influenced by a strong global US dollar and a revealing US job report. This rise reflects uncertainties around US monetary policies and the effects of local interest rate cuts and copper price fluctuations. Consequently, the Chilean peso has become the weakest among Latin America‘s six […]
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