# Finance Colombia   » Colombian Central Bank Lowers Interest Rate to 7.25%

> Colombia's central bank lowered its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points from 7.5% to 7.25%, the second cut in three months, by a 4-2 board vote. The bank said inflation fell for a sixth straight month in January, though analyst inflation expectations for December 2017 remain above its 2-4% target. The bank's baseline 2017 GDP growth forecast is 2.0%.

- Date: 2017-02-25 · published 2017-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Colombia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72773-finance-colombia-colombian-central-bank-lowers-interest-rate-to-7-25
- Commodities: [Colombian Peso (COP per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCOP.md)

## Why it matters

The rate cut reflects a shift from hikes since mid-2015 toward easing, which can weaken the peso and raise import costs for feed ingredients in Colombia; the direct effect on feed commodity prices is small.

## Read by commodity

- USDCOP: bullish ▲

## Sources

- financecolombia.com: https://www.financecolombia.com/colombian-central-bank-lowers-interest-rate-to-7-25-percent/

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