BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's benchmark interest rate of 15% is overly restrictive and there is room to reconsider the timing of monetary easing, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Monday. "The ...

BRASILIA, May 19 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank governor Gabriel Galipolo said on Tuesday that the country's heavy ...

BRASILIA, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Brazil's economy slowed more than expected in the third quarter as weak services and household spending reinforced signs of cooling under high interest rates, boosting ...

The bank’s monetary committee cut the Selic benchmark lending rate to 14.5% from 14.75% on Wednesday, but indicated that future rate decisions remain unclear due to the uncertain impacts of the Iran ...

By Isabel Teles and Bernardo Caram SAO PAULO, April 29 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday for a second straight meeting, leaving its next moves open ...

Brazil's economy grew 2.3 percent in 2025, cooling from the previous year as its interest rates remained among the highest in the world, official data showed Tuesday. The slowdown -- in line with ...

Brazil’s economic activity declined for a second straight month in June as the central bank’s aggressive interest rate hikes begin to take hold. The central bank’s economic activity index, a proxy for ...

The bulk of interest-rate cuts in Brazil is likely to come only after October elections, according to former Central Bank ...

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF is a Strong Buy as Brazil faces a rare alignment of falling interest rates, a weakening dollar, and a commodities supercycle. Brazil’s market has historically delivered ...