Tag: selic

Low Inflation Seems to Have Days Counted in Brazil

Brazil's consumer prices index in August increased at its slowest pace in 11 months, ...

Brazil Puts the Brake on Growth to Avoid Inflation

The Selic, Brazil's reference key interest rate. will only begin to fall when inflation ...

Inflation Fear Leads Brazil Central Bank to Raise Interest Rates by Steep 0.75%

The central bank of Brazil raised interest rates by 0.75% to 13% on Wednesday, ...

Brazil’s Lula Summons His Cabinet for Summit on Inflation Blues

According to Brazil's largest circulation daily, Folha de S. Paulo, Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio ...

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 ...

Fearing Inflation Brazil Gets Ready to Hike Interest Rates

The president of Brazil's Central Bank, Henrique de Campos Meirelles said that his bank ...

Brazil Puts a Brake on Interest Cuts. Key Rate Left at High 11.25%

Putting an end to a monetary policy distention which begun over two years ago, ...

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 ...

Brazilian interest rates

Brazil’s Record Low Key Interest Rates Are Still the Planet’s Highest

Brazil has lowered its key interest rate, the Selic, to 12% a year, the ...

Brazilian currency, the real

Brazil Cuts Interest Rates for 14th Time in a Row, to 12.75%

Brazil's Central Bank on Wednesday, March 7, cut the basic reference interest rate Selic ...