Inflation ends 2024 above central bank's target range Central bank likely to continue interest rate hikes Food, beverage costs drive December's inflation increase SAO PAULO, Jan 10 (Reuters ...

Brazil's annual inflation rate slowed less than expected in early January, official data showed on Friday, cementing the ...

Brazil closed 2024 with annual inflation at 4.83 percent, pushed above target by higher food prices after a year in which crops were hard hit by floods and drought, official data showed Friday.

Brazil's Central Bank ... To achieve the inflation target, the Central Bank's main instrument is the basic interest rate, Selic, set at 10.5% per year by the Monetary Policy Committee (Copom).

What explains Brazil’s economic turnaround? The country has undergone enormous change over the past 10 years on the macroeconomic front. Inflation, once the bane of the economy, has been under control ...

Monday's issue of Brazil's Central Bank's (BCB) Focus Bulletin twitched last week's 2025 slightly for the worse, with higher inflation and ... IPCA of 3.1% for next year, according to the 2025 ...

Brazil’s retailers are already reeling from foreign competition, high interest rates and stubborn inflation. Now a dramatic slump in the currency is threatening their profits.