Tag: inflation

Brazil Ready to Increase Interest Rates If Economy Heats Up

Afraid of above-target's inflation the Central Bank of Brazil (BC) is ready to act ...

Brazil Cites Low Inflation and Idleness to Keep Interest Rates at 8.75%

With inflation below target, Brazil's central bank, for the third time in a row, ...

Dollar Sinks to 13-month Low Against Brazilian Real. US Currency Down 32%

The real, Brazil's currency, rose to the strongest level in more than a year ...

For Economist Brazil Is Controlling Inflation But Not Fostering Growth

Brazilian economist Paulo Rabello de Castro believes that Brazil is living a less 'anxious' ...

Don’t Expect Lower Interest Rates, Warns Brazil’s Finance Minister

Guido Mantega, the Finance minister of Brazil, told reporters this Tuesday, September 2, that ...

Lower Food Price Helps Bring Down Inflation in Brazil

Brazil's Consumer Prices Index (CPI) slowed down to 0.53% in July from 0.74% the ...

A Booming Brazil? Just Another Myth Created by the Press

The international media is infatuated with the Brazilian economy. Almost every week there is ...

Brazil Subsidizes Farmers to Control Inflation

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the president of Brazil, launched this July 2, in ...

Brazil Raises Key Rate by 0.5% to 12.25% to Curb Inflation

The Brazilian Central bank raised its benchmark interest rate this week for the second ...

Forecast for Brazil: 4.5% GDP Growth with 4% Inflation

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Brazil should grow 4.5% this year in comparison ...