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(Bloomberg) -- The Dominican Republic central bank raised the overnight rate by 50bp to 5.50%, according to a statement on its website. Former El Salvador President Antonio Saca and six members of his cabinet were detained for alleged corruption and money laundering, EFE reported. FX:

• Costa Rica colon +0.1% to 555.45 per USD
• Dominican peso -0.1% to 46.230
• Guatemalan quetzal +0.1% to 7.5175
• Jamaica dollar -0.2% to 129.50
• Trinidad & Tobago dollar unchanged at 6.705

GOVT DOLLAR BONDS:

• Barbados 2022 yield +7bp to 7.20%
• Costa Rica 2023 yield +3bp to 4.87%
• DomRep 2026 yield +4bp to 5.24%
• ElSal 2025 yield unchanged at 6.02%
• Guatemala 2022 yield +1bp to 3.64%
• Honduras 2024 yield +1bp to 5.58%
• Jamaica 2025 yield +1bp to 5.20%
• Panama 2036 yield -1bp to 4.17%
• Trinidad 2020 yield -2bp to 2.55%

EQUITIES:

• Jamaica Stock Market Index -0.9% to 166,610.55
• Trinidad & Tobago Composite little changed at 1,172.75

ECO INDICATORS/NEWS:

• EXPECTED: Nicaragua remittances; Costa Rica GDP; DomRep unemployment rate; Bermuda and Bahamas CPI; Jamaica current account balance, unemployment and remittances

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