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Friday, March 27th, 2009
Brazil’s once-battered economy is finally showing strong signs of economic growth. The central bank and ministry of finance intend to keep it this way, by controlling inflation and reining in government spending. The Central Bank has pursued an aggressive policy of tight money, in order to prevent the rate of ...
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Friday, March 27th, 2009
According to Bloomberg markets, Brazil’s currency, the Real, is the best performer this year among 16 major currencies that Bloomberg tracks. It should come as a wonder to no one, since the country boasts a surging economy and one of the developing world’s highest benchmark interest rates, at 12.5%. Brazil’s ...
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Friday, March 27th, 2009
Continuing our coverage of BRIC countries (see previous post), the Brazilian Real has climbed 20% in value this year alone, on top of gains recorded in previous years. Fearing that an expensive currency will adversely affect its economy, Brazil’s Central Bank announced its plans to intervene in forex markets on ...
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Friday, March 27th, 2009
In a bold but perhaps necessary move, the Central Bank of Brazil recently announced an injection of $50 Billion into forex markets intended to stem the 30% fall in the value of the Brazilian Real that has taken place so far this year. Unfortunately for Brazil, the forces tugging on ...
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Friday, March 27th, 2009
In a thinly disguised effort to stem the appreciation of its currency, Brazil has announced sweeping changes to its rules governing forex. Rather than revert to outright intervention in the forex markets, however, Brazil will permit businesses to hold more foreign currency as part of their reserves. In this way, ...
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Friday, March 27th, 2009
Brazil’s currency, the Real, is currently hovering around a five-year high against the USD, after an historic run-up in value. In recent months, the Central Bank of Brazil has begun to grow nervous that a more expensive Real could stifle Brazil’s economy by crimping exports. Accordingly, the bank has purchased ...
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