Peru Inflation Hits 3.73% as Velarde Warns of Fiscal Hemorrhage

Peru Inflation Hits 3.73% as Velarde Warns of Fiscal Hemorrhage

Peru’s annual inflation rate hit 3.73% in April 2026 after a monthly print of 0.64%, with Lima Metropolitana running even hotter at 4.01% annual according to INEI data — both above the BCRP’s 3% upper target band. The reading lands as BCRP president Julio Velarde warns the country is “starting on the wrong foot” after […] The post Peru Inflation Hits 3.73% as Velarde Warns of Fiscal Hemorrhage appeared first on The Rio Times.