Argentina's central bank trims interest rate as inflation eases
Corrects paragraph 2 to indicate rate cut is the seventh under Milei, not the sixth
Nov 1 (Reuters) -Argentina's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate to 35%, from previous 40%, the monetary authority said in a statement on Friday morning, as upward pressure on prices comes down in South America's second-biggest economy.
The cut marks the seventhreduction to the key lending rate under libertarian President Javier Milei, and the first trim since the middle of May.
"The decision is based on the liquidity context (and) the drop observed in inflation expectations," the bank said in a statement, which also pointed to the government's "strengthening of the fiscal anchor."
Milei has presided over tough spending cuts during his roughly 11 months in office, which has also seen poverty rates climb sharply as the economy has entered into recession.
Reporting by Adam Jourdan; Writing by Aida Pelaez-Fernandez
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