Today, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) revealed June’s IPCA-15 inflation at 0.39%. This represented a modest slowdown from May’s 0.44%. The previous June showed a notably smaller increase of 0.04%. The IPCA-15 is a preliminary inflation indicator in Brazil that provides early insights into price trends. Over the past year, this indicator […]
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