The Brazilian financial market has recently witnessed a significant shift in interest rate expectations. Investors now predict the Selic rate, Brazil’s benchmark interest rate, will reach between 13.25% and 13.5% by the end of the current monetary tightening cycle. This projection marks a substantial increase from the current Selic rate of 10.75%. Market expectations for […]
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