This week opens with the stock market poised for future developments and reflecting on previous outcomes, notably Petrobras’ (PETR4) actions. Monday launches quietly, lacking major economic indicators, except for the stock market’s early close at 5 pm. Attention shifts to Tuesday for the release of February’s IPCA, Brazil’s critical inflation figure by IBGE. Petrobras’ decision […]
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