Hawkish Fed Tightens the Vise on Brazil’s Rate Cuts
The US Federal Reserve held rates but signalled a tougher path under new chair Kevin Warsh, narrowing the room Brazil's...
June 17, 2026Topic
Copom
Brazil Economy Keeps Growing, Giving Central Bank Less Room to Cut
Brazil economy grew again in April, the central bank's GDP preview shows, a resilient reading that narrows the room to...
June 17, 2026
Brazil’s Selic Rate at 13.75% Explained for Investors
Brazil’s Selic is 13.75% after the 16 September cut. What COPOM decides, the real return of about 9%, and how...
May 26, 2026
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Thursday, May 21, 2026
Brazil's morning call: oil's 5.6% collapse on Iran de-escalation lifted the Ibovespa 1.77% and pulled the real back below R$5.00....
May 21, 2026
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Brazil's morning call: Trump shelved the Iran strike, yet rising US yields and $110 Brent kept the Ibovespa at a...
May 20, 2026
Brazil’s Central Bank maintains interest rate at 13.75% per annum for the fifth consecutive time
The Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) of the Central Bank decided on Wednesday, in its second meeting of the year, to...
March 23, 2023
Brazil’s central bank again highlights considerable uncertainty about the economy
The Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) of the Central Bank repeated on Tuesday, 13, in the minutes of last week's meeting,...
December 13, 2022
Brazilian Central Bank’s Copom keeps basic interest rates at 13.75% per year
Despite the recent hike in inflation, the Central Bank (BC) did not change interest rates. By unanimity, the Monetary Policy...
December 8, 2022 Brazil’s central bank raises Selic prime rate to 13.75%
The Central Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) announced on Wednesday a 0.5 percentage point increase in the prime rate,
August 4, 2022