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Brazil's inflation has shown more downside surprises than analysts had expected, but remains above target and is being driven ...
Brazil’s inflation rate fell much more than expected in July, a drop that offers some relief to consumers but is unlikely to ...
Brazil's inflation undershot market expectations in July, data from statistics agency IBGE showed on Tuesday, with a monthly ...
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Brazil central bank signalled on Tuesday it is sticking to a cautious monetary policy stance as it faces the possible fallout ...
Brazil's central bank targets inflation at 3%, plus or minus 1.5 percentage points, and policymakers have pledged to bring it back to that level.
Official data to be published on Tuesday will likely show inflation ran at a 0.33% monthly rate and 5.40% in the 12 months to May, according to median estimates of 19 economists polled June 4-9.
Brazil’s central bank delivered another hefty interest-rate increase Wednesday, as policymakers grapple with stubborn inflation and skepticism about policymakers’ adherence to targets.
For example, during COVID-19, Brazil saw inflation jump from 1.88% per year in May 2020 to as high as 12.1% in April 2022, forcing an interest rate (Selic) from 2% from August 2020 to March 2021 ...
People with just a passing interest in Brazil may not realize it, but the central bank has been waging a very successful war on inflation (helped by the country’s deepest recession in more than a ...