Tag: inflation

Brazil's real has been strong vis à vis the dollar

Key Interest Rate Cut in Brazil Leads to Higher GDP Forecast

Brazil's Central Bank on Wednesday, June 6,  shaved 50 points of the Selic reference ...

Inflation Up North Gives Brazilian Stocks the Chills

Latin American and Brazilian shares in particular were down on continued worries about U.S. inflation ...

Brazil’s Reason to Fight Inflation: To Narrow Inequalities

Inflation represents a "powerful" mechanism of income concentration and must be controlled to prevent ...

Brazil’s Central Bank Worried About Higher than Expected Inflation

In the minutes published today of the Central Bank Monetary Policy Committee’s (COPOM) most ...

Brazil Confident Foreigners Will Keep Their Money in the Country

Brazilian and Latin American stocks advanced, as investors continued to cheer signs the U.S. ...

Brazil to Lower Its Long-Term Interest Rates to 9%

Latin American stocks were mixed, with Brazilian shares slumping on profit taking following recent ...

While Waiting for Interest Cuts Bulls Have Party in Brazil

Latin American markets turned notably higher, following two consecutive down days in Brazil and ...

Gas Prices Help Push Inflation Up in Brazil

October’s Broad Consumer Price Index (IPCA) was 0.75%, double September’s rate of 0.35%. The ...

Brazil Anticipates 5.1% Inflation in 2005

Brazil’s Central Bank (BC) projects that Brazilian inflation in 2005 will be 5.1%, according ...

U.S. High Interests Rates Weigh on Brazil Stocks

Latin America continued to suffer from ongoing global inflation fears and concerns that U.S. ...