Tag: Eduardo Guardia

• Tuesday, July 17th 2018 - 09:30 UTC

  Brazilian market lowers 2018 economic growth to 1.5%, reveals central bank survey

  

  Brazil's financial institutions on Monday reduced the 2018 economic growth forecast to 1.5%, half the initial estimate issued at the beginning of the year, according to the Central Bank weekly survey. The Focus Bulletin, which interviews analysts and economists from Brazil's financial market every Monday, the country's growth estimate was actually reduced from the previous week's 1.53%.

• Tuesday, May 29th 2018 - 08:48 UTC

  Brazilian cocktail: Wall Street, oil prices, truckers strike and a weak government

  

  A nationwide protest by Brazilian truckers was slow to unwind on Monday, even after the week-long demonstrations against diesel price hikes got the government to cave to their demands, causing stocks and the currency to slide.

• Monday, April 23rd 2018 - 08:37 UTC

  Speed of recovery, the main debate on the Brazilian economy

  

  Brazil's policy makers welcomed an upward revision of the country's growth by the International Monetary Fund, while downplaying the fact its estimate remains lower than others.