Brazil interest-rate strategy chief Gabriel Hartung sees room for rate cuts amid signs of economic slowdown 07/28/2025 Brazil’s domestic interest rate market still carries an excessive risk premium, despite mounting evidence of slowing economic activity and declining inflation—factors that support a more aggressive monetary easing cycle in 2026, according to Gabriel Hartung, head […]
Contingency package includes credit and job protection measures 07/28/2025 With just four days left before a 50% tariff on Brazilian exports to the United States is set to take effect and negotiations stalled, the federal government is preparing a package to reduce potential impacts on Brazil’s gross domestic product. The plan, which […]
Study suggests opening to other markets would soften the blow 07/28/2025 Brazil could benefit from a trade retaliation strategy against the United States, if the federal government opts for one, that shifts the focus from tit-for-tat tariffs to broader trade liberalization. The idea would be to lower import tariffs on goods from other […]