Brazil’s COPOM starts the year’s third meeting to set basic interest rates
After raising interest rates for the first time in 6 years at its last meeting, the Central Bank's Monetary Policy...
May 4, 2021Topic
Brazil Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM)
New pandemic wave generates greater uncertainty about Brazil, Guedes tells IMF
The IMF will hold its Spring Meeting this week, which takes place in early April each year.
April 7, 2021
Worsening economy and high interest rates should decrease credit in Brazil
The increase in the basic interest rate (SELIC) and the possible worsening of economic indicators, with new rounds of insulation...
March 23, 2021
Brazil, Turkey and Russia become world’s first “reflation victims”
Brazil is part of the group of the first emerging economies forced to raise interest rates in the wave of...
March 22, 2021
Brazil Central Bank Maintains SELIC Rate at 2% per Year, Lowest in History
The announcement, made on Wednesday, January 20th, is in line with the financial market's expectations, despite inflationary pressures. It is...
January 21, 2021