Brazil's central bank sees economic cooling as key, flags fiscal and FX risks
Brazil's central bank on Tuesday stressed that cooling economic activity is crucial for bringing inflation to target, while ...
Central Bank: Brazil's Gross Debt Rises and Closes 2024 at 76.1% of GDP
Brazil’s gross debt closed 2024 at 76.1% of GDP (Gross Domestic Product), an increase of 2.2 percentage points over the year.
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Brazil to enable Pix for contactless instant payments
Citizens in Brazil will be able to use Pix to make contactless transactions at retail points of sale by the end of this month ...
Brazil Central Bank Will Extend Interest Rate Hikes With Galipolo Fully in Charge
Gabriel Galipolo will chair his first interest rate decision as Brazil’s central bank governor on Wednesday with a clear, ...
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Brazil’s Central Bank Expected to Hike
Brazil’s central bank is likely to keep raising interest rates and take the Selic benchmark rate to 15% this year, according to the median forecast in the bank’s weekly survey of analysts ...
Brazil's Current Account Deficit Widens in December, Deteriorates in 2024
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil closed 2024 with a current account deficit equivalent to 2.55% of gross domestic product (GDP), ...
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Brazil central bank hikes interest rate as Lula's woes mount
Brazil's central bank on Wednesday hiked its key interest rate to 13.25 percent in more bad news for leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government, which is struggling to curb high ...
Brazil 2025 public debt seen rising by double-digits, rate-linked bonds soar
Brazil's Treasury on Tuesday estimated that federal public debt will rise up to 16% this year, as bonds linked to the ...
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Brazil Central Bank Hikes Rates by 100 Bps, Confirms Same in March
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points for the second straight meeting on Wednesday and signaled another hike of that size in March ...