Future interest rates jump in Brazil after higher than expected IPCA, as dollar retreats
The interest rates of the financial market, especially the short-term, shot up on Thursday morning in movements that exceeded 30...
September 9, 2021Topic
Brazil interest rates
Brazilian treasury bonds now pay 10% per year because of heightened risk perceptions
Fiscal and political uncertainties have dominated the Brazilian market in recent weeks. Investors are concerned about threats to the spending...
August 25, 2021
Brazil’s Bank Santander suddenly raises mortgage rate to 7.99% per year
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Without much fanfare, Bank Santander Brazil (SANB11) increased its interest rate for real estate financing....
July 13, 2021
Brazil Central Bank hikes interest rates, eyes quicker return to “neutral” policy
Brazil’s central bank delivered its third consecutive interest rate increase of 75 basis points on Wednesday and raised the specter...
June 16, 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
Will Brazil see a 75 basis-point Selic hike in March?
Brazil traders have begun to bet the central bank may deliver the most aggressive interest rate hike since 2010 as...
March 2, 2021
Analysis: Why isn’t the U.S. dollar dropping in Brazil like elsewhere in the world?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Federal Reserve Bank's decision to print money was taken to counter the economic recession...
February 25, 2021
Brazil’s 2021 interest rate outlook rises to 3.75%, survey shows
The outlook for Brazilian interest rates this year rose to its highest since last May, a central bank survey of...
February 17, 2021
Brazil Proposing 22% Tax on Savings
By Jaylan Boyle, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_11129" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Finance Minister Guido Mantega, left, photo by Wilson Dias/Agencia Brasil."][/caption] RIO...
September 22, 2009