On Thursday, Brazil’s stock index, following Wall Street’s slight downturn after inflation data releases, closed down by just 0.08% at 130,732.94 points. Investors closely watched the U.S. consumer price index figures, which unexpectedly rose by 0.3% in December. This acceleration from November led to a 3.4% increase in annual inflation. Economists had predicted a smaller […]
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