Rise in service prices gains attention but shouldn’t affect monetary easing 02/13/2024 Carla Argenta — Foto: Claudio Belli/Valor Brazil’s official inflation, measured by the Broad National Consumer Price Index (IPCA), was higher than analysts expected in January but did not change the scenario of prices slowing down this year. The indicator opened 2024 with a […]
Carmakers face competition from abroad both in the domestic market and in exports 02/13/2024 Márcio de Lima Leite — Foto: Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil Despite successive months of growth in car sales in Brazil, the industry’s production is not advancing. In 2023, while the domestic market grew by 9.7%, production fell by 1.9%. Now in January, […]
Grain production is now expected to total 299.7 million tonnes, 20 million tonnes less than in the 2022/23 cycle 02/12/2024 The weather didn’t help, and as producers are already seeing in the fields, the 2023/24 grain crop will be smaller than originally expected. On Thursday, the National Supply Company (CONAB) again lowered its production estimate, […]