Copom Reduces Selic Rate and Consortium Remains a Strategy for Home Ownership
The Copom's decision to lower the Selic rate impacts housing credit accessibility in Brazil, leading many to consider consortia as a viable alternative for purchasing homes.
Future interest rates rise with war in Iran and rise in U.S. Treasury bonds
Future interest rates in Brazil have increased in reaction to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and rising U.S. Treasury yields.
Copom reduces basic interest rate by 0.25 percentage points; Selic goes to 14.75% per year
The Brazilian Central Bank's Monetary Policy Committee has reduced the basic interest rate to 14.75% amid global uncertainty caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Copom reduces Selic to 14.75%, but removes projection for further cuts due to war in the Middle East
The Central Bank of Brazil's Copom has lowered the Selic interest rate but has indicated that no further cuts are anticipated due to uncertainties from the ongoing Middle Eastern conflict.
Selic at 14.75% Keeps Fixed Income Attractive; See How Investments Are Affected
The Copom's decision to reduce the Selic rate to 14.75% continues to favor fixed income investments, particularly post-fixed and inflation-indexed securities, according to experts.
Copom reduces the basic interest rate of the economy, Selic, from 15% to 14.75% per year
The Brazilian Central Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) has lowered the Selic interest rate from 15% to 14.75%, marking the first reduction since May 2024.
Brazil remains second in the world for highest real interest rates after Copom's decision; see list
Brazil continues to have the second highest real interest rate in the world after the Central Bank's Copom reduced the Selic rate.
Copom starts meeting amid changes in interest rate forecasts due to the war in Iran
The Copom committee begins its second meeting of the year with uncertain predictions for the basic interest rate in Brazil, influenced by the ongoing conflict in Iran.
Treasury repurchases more than R$ 30 billion in bonds to contain rising interest rates
The Brazilian National Treasury repurchased R$ 12 billion in fixed-rate bonds and R$ 15.4 billion in inflation-indexed bonds to counteract recent increases in future interest rates.
Market sees less chance of Copom starting interest rate cuts amid rising oil prices
The financial market's confidence has been shaken by the volatility in oil prices due to the conflict in Iran, leading to a more cautious outlook on Brazil's Copom monetary policy meeting.
War between the USA and Iran may affect Copom's decision this month
The escalation in tensions between the USA and Iran is forecasted to impact Brazil's economy, influencing fuel prices and potentially affecting the central bank's interest rate decisions.
Economists reduce forecast for Selic for the first time in over four months
Economists have reduced their forecast for Brazil's Selic rate for the first time in over four months, signaling potential changes in monetary policy.
Dollar opens lower this Tuesday after the release of the Copom minutes
The dollar opened lower this Tuesday as investors evaluated the minutes from the last Copom meeting, indicating an intention to begin interest rate cuts in March.
Dollar starts the day down with attention to the Copom minutes and industry data
The dollar opened lower at R$ 5.2415, as investors closely monitor the Copom's minutes and December's industrial production data.
Copom sees inflation improvement and expectations closer to the target to cut interest rates in March
The Copom reinforced its plan to begin cutting interest rates in March, citing improvements in inflation and expectations moving closer to the target, according to minutes released by the Central Bank.
Copom Minutes: Central Bank confirms signal of interest rate cut in March, but gives no clues about the size of the cycle
The Central Bank indicated it will signal the start of a rate-cutting cycle in its next meeting in March, but did not reveal details on the potential size of the cuts, based on recent inflation dynamics and monetary policy transmission signals.