Tag: Real

• Wednesday, September 12th 2018 - 08:30 UTC

  Brazilian equities and currency slump on Tuesday on latest opinion polls

  

  Brazilian equities and currencies slumped on Tuesday after an opinion poll on the presidential election showed leftist candidates gaining ground while market-friendly centrists did not.

• Thursday, September 6th 2018 - 09:04 UTC

  In Brazil, the Real and Bovespa stock index recovered slightly on Wednesday

  

  In Brazil, the Real currency and benchmark Bovespa stock index strengthened slightly on Wednesday. Political uncertainty in Brazil took a toll after judicial authorities canceled the release of a closely-watched opinion poll on technical grounds.

• Tuesday, September 4th 2018 - 08:41 UTC

  Brazil's Real and Argentina's Peso slumped on Monday

  

  The Brazilian Real slumped on Monday as mounting concerns over this year's presidential election added to global risk aversion, while the Argentine peso extended a recent sell-off that also spread into stock markets in Latin America.

• Wednesday, August 29th 2018 - 08:33 UTC

  Brazilian currency down on presidential election forecast jitters

  

  The Brazilian Real led losses in Latin America as lingering concerns over presidential elections overshadowed a largely positive environment for emerging market assets. The US dollar ended trading at 4.333 Reales.

• Friday, August 24th 2018 - 08:24 UTC

  Brazilian currency sliding to record lows ahead of October's election outcome

  

  The Brazilian currency Real fell to a 31-month low versus the U.S. dollar on Thursday on jitters ahead of the country’s October election. Jitters across emerging markets caused by a stronger U.S. dollar and exacerbated by the unfolding currency crisis in Turkey already took a toll on the Brazilian unit before this week.

• Tuesday, August 2nd 2016 - 06:24 UTC

  UBS optimistic about evolution of Brazilian economic activity in second half of 2016

  

  Things are looking up for the Brazilian economy - but it won't be due to the Olympic games starting this week, according to a UBS report published last Friday.

• Wednesday, July 2nd 2014 - 07:27 UTC

  Two decades of the Real, the currency that helped Brazil trust financial stability

  

  Twenty years ago, first July 1994, after decades of financial turmoil, Brazil introduced its current currency, the Real, marking a turning point in the country's fight against hyperinflation.

• Wednesday, September 4th 2013 - 01:26 UTC

  Brazil's inflation tendency again picks up as food and transport prices rebound

  

  Brazil’s twelve-month inflation ended August at its lowest level this year, according to a central bank survey of fourteen economists. This means the 12-month IPCA consumer-price index is likely to weigh in at 6.10% for August, down from 6.27% at the end of July.

• Friday, September 21st 2012 - 16:45 UTC

  Mantega says US and Japan have again ignited the “currency war” and Brazil will defend itself

  

  Brazil threatened on Friday a further clampdown on speculative foreign capital, firing a warning shot in the “currency war” Finance minister Guido Mantega blames on money-printing by Western central banks.

• Friday, September 7th 2012 - 06:33 UTC

  Rousseff announces major shake-up of Brazilian costs beginning with lower power rates

  

  Brazil will cut energy costs for companies and consumers while pressuring banks to lower lending rates to accelerate growth, said President Dilma Rousseff in a speech on national television to commemorate the country’s independence.