Tag: Central Bank of Brazil

• Thursday, January 22nd 2015 - 06:39 UTC

  Brazil central bank increases basic rate to 12,25%, highest since August 2011

  

  Brazil's central bank raised interest rates to a more than three-year high on Wednesday, maintaining an aggressive pace of monetary tightening to contain high inflation, help the economy back on its tracks and win investors disillusioned with the once-booming economy.

• Monday, January 19th 2015 - 07:10 UTC

  Brazil central bank expected to raise interest rates this week for third time running

  

  Brazil's central bank is expected to raise interest rates for a third straight meeting this week to quell any doubts about its commitment to ending years of high inflation.

• Wednesday, December 31st 2014 - 05:31 UTC

  Brazil limits social benefits; admits it will miss 2014 fiscal target by wide margin

  

  The Brazilian government announced it will limit unemployment and pension benefits as part of its plans to shore up depleted finances and regain investor confidence. Likewise the Central bank said that following a fourth year of low growth, Brazil will miss its fiscal target for 2014 by a wide margin.

• Thursday, December 18th 2014 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil's trade balance to benefit from oil price drop

  

  Central Bank President Alexandre Tombini sees the bright side of the international trend that is causing many others a headache, because the country is a net petroleum importer.

• Thursday, December 4th 2014 - 05:03 UTC

  Brazil raised the basic interest rate 50 basic points to 11.75%

  

  Brazil's central bank on Wednesday raised its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 11.75%. The rise came on the back of a one quarter point rise just over a month ago which was the first since April and in the wake of populist Dilma Rousseff's re-election as president, who last week appointed a new finance team to tackle rising inflation.

• Wednesday, November 19th 2014 - 08:06 UTC

  Brazil's economy growth forecast could have reached a positive inflection point

  

  Private sector analysts raised their 2014 growth forecast for Brazil's economy to 0.21% from 0.20% last week, the Central Bank said on Monday. But analysts left their 2015 gross domestic product (GDP) growth estimate unchanged at 0.80%, the Central Bank said. However it is expected the latest forecast could mean the beginning of the end to the sustained several years slide and an inflection point.

• Saturday, November 8th 2014 - 10:12 UTC

  Brazilian central bank concerned about 'persistent inflation' reveal minute

  

  Brazil's Central Bank is concerned about inflation, now running at 6.75%, according to the minutes of last week meeting of the policy committee, released on Thursday.

• Monday, November 3rd 2014 - 08:59 UTC

  Brazil and Uruguay agree to bilateral trade in local currencies

  

  Brazil and Uruguay as of next December will be able to use local currencies in bilateral trade, disregarding appealing to US dollars, based on the agreement signed last Friday between the central bank presidents of the two countries, Alexandre Tombini (Brazil) and Alberto Graña (Uruguay).

• Thursday, October 30th 2014 - 10:39 UTC

  In a divided vote, Brazil's central bank raised the Selic rate 25 points to 11.25%

  

  In a surprise move and in divided vote (5 to 3), Brazil's central bank monetary board, Copom, decided to raise its benchmark Selic rate by 25 basis points to 11.25%. A majority of economists and analysts anticipated that the bank would opt to keep rates unchanged.

• Tuesday, October 7th 2014 - 05:56 UTC

  Brazilian markets clearly support challenger Neves: Bovespa up 4.7%

  

  The Sao Paulo stock exchange soared 4.7% on Monday with the Bovespa index reaching 57.115 points following Sunday's presidential election when no candidate managed 50% of ballots, opening the way for a runoff between pro-business Aecio Neves and president Dilma Rousseff.