Brazil’s central bank warns against another rate hike
Brazil's central bank sent an aggressive message to investors Monday, reminding them that a final rate hike is still on...
September 6, 2022Topic
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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
Analysis: Figures explain why Argentina is in economic trouble
A sizeable fiscal imbalance has led Argentina into a new economic crisis, with a sharp loss of purchasing power for...
August 3, 2022
Brazilian central bank indicates that Selic rate will remain high for a longer period of time
The Central Bank (BC) said Tuesday that the key interest rate, the Selic, will remain in the "significantly contractionary" range...
June 21, 2022
Although Brazil was the first to raise interest rates, Chile could be the first in Latin America to lower them
Chilean swaps expect a rate cut in December, and the latest survey of financial players published by the central bank...
May 27, 2022
Brazil’s central bank raises interest rate by 100 basis points for the second time in a row
Brazil's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by a whole percentage point for the second straight day, extending one...
May 5, 2022
Judicial reorganization requests drop in 2021 to its lowest since 2014 in Brazil
The number of judicial reorganization requests for companies in the second year of the novel coronavirus pandemic fell by 24.4%
January 25, 2022
Peru’s Central Bank raises its interest rate from 2.50% to 3%
The Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP) raised the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 3% this Thursday.
January 7, 2022
Brazil could raise interest rates above 10% in 2022 – Spain’s Crédito y Caución bank
This year, the Central Bank of Brazil has initiated a cycle of rate hikes to bring them to a current...
December 8, 2021