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The Banco de la República cut Colombia's key interest rate by 50 basis points to 6.5%, larger than the 25-point cuts of recent meetings and above market expectations. The central bank also trimmed its 2017 GDP growth forecast to 1.8% after weak retail, industrial and confidence data.
A faster easing cycle and weaker growth outlook tend to weigh on the Colombian peso, with no meaningful direct effect on feed ingredient supply or prices.
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