With a resistant inflation that tends to burst again this year’s target, the Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) this Wednesday raised the basic interest rate by 150 basis points, to 10.75% per year. The Selic has not been in double digits since July 2017, when it went to 9.25% from 10.25% per year. “The […]
The Brazilian industry resumed growth in December (2.9% compared to November), even more than expected (1.6%, according do Valor Data), which helps to sustain a more positive view of economists for the GDP of the fourth quarter of 2021. The result, however, does not change the balance that 2021 was a challenging year for the […]
SAO PAULO–Brazil’s industrial production rose in December, the first increase in seven months, as output of durable goods jumped and production of capital goods increased. Production rose a seasonally adjusted 2.9% in December and fell 5.0% from a year earlier, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, or IBGE, said Wednesday. The IBGE revised the […]