Chile’s economy expanded in January at the fastest pace since August as retail sales surged, supporting estimates that the central bank will raise interest rates next week for the ninth time in 10 months.<p><strong>Read more:</strong> <a class="rssreadon" rel="external" title="Chile Economy Expanded Faster-Than-Forecast 6.8% in January From Year Ago" href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-07/chile-economy-expanded-faster-than-forecast-6-8-in-january-from-year-ago.html" target="_blank">http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-07/chile-economy-expanded-faster-than-forecast-6-8-in-january-from-year-ago.html</a></p>