Tag: IPCA
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EcoRodovias (ECOR3) Long-Term Investment Analysis
Business Overview and Concession Portfolio EcoRodovias Infraestrutura e Logística S.A. is one of Brazil’s largest toll road operators. As of 2025, the company operates 12 highway concessions spanning over 4,800 km across 8 Brazilian states . These toll roads connect key industrial, agricultural, and port regions, making EcoRodovias a critical player in Brazil’s logistics network.…
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Brazil’s Central Bank Rate Hike to 15%: What It Means for Investors
Brazil’s Central Bank (Banco Central do Brasil, or BCB) raised the Selic interest rate by 25 basis points to 15% on June 18, 2025. This is now the highest interest rate in Brazil since 2006. The decision, made unanimously by the Monetary Policy Committee (Copom), signals not only the end of the current tightening cycle…
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Copom reduces the basic interest rate of the economy to 13.25% per year
This is the first time the Central Bank (BC) has lowered the Selic rate in three years. The sharp decline in inflation led the Central Bank (BC) to cut interest rates for the first time in three years. By a 5-4 vote, the Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) reduced the Selic rate, the basic interest rate…
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Ibovespa closed with a 1.46% increase on Monday and rose 3.27% in July. What drove the index’s growth?
The index registered its fourth consecutive month of gains, primarily driven by commodities-related stocks this time. In July, the Ibovespa closed with a 3.27% increase, marking its fourth consecutive monthly gain. On the last trading day of the month (July 31st), the main index of the Brazilian stock exchange rose, driven by commodity exporters and…
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Exploring Investment Opportunities in Brazil’s Thriving Technology Sector
Brazil’s technology sector has been experiencing remarkable growth, fueled by a young and tech-savvy population, increasing internet penetration, and a vibrant startup ecosystem. This blog post aims to shed light on the promising investment opportunities in Brazil’s technology sector for foreign investors. We will explore key areas such as e-commerce, fintech, software development, and digital…
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Economists reduce Brazil inflation forecast for 2017 and the next 12 months
Market economists reduced their estimate for inflation by the Broad Consumer Price Index (IPCA) in 2017 and in the next 12 months, according to the average forecast in the Focus Bulletin, released on Monday by the Central Bank (BC) . For this year, inflation bets were reduced from 3.03% to 2.88%, below the floor of…
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IPCA inflation index slows down in November, according to IBGE
Inflation measured by the National Extended Consumer Price Index (IPCA) slowed to 0.28% in November, from 0.42% in October, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported Friday. In the same month of 2016, the increase had been of 0.18%. Therefore, official accumulated inflation accelerated in 12 months: from 2.70% in October to 2.80%…
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Brazilian Economy shrinks 0.51% in May, according to the Central Bank
The Brazilian economy has not confirmed the brief improvement in April. The Economic Activity Index Central Bank (IBC-Br) fell 0.51% in May, after growing 0.07% in April (revised), which was the first increase in 15 months. In the year, the decline was a significant 5.79%. In the 12 months ending in May, the IBC-Br indicates…
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EWZ: Ibovespa has its best semester since 2009 and US$ drops 18.6% versus the Brazilian Real
Brazilian’s most traded stock ETF in the US, EWZ soared 46.5% in the same 6 months: In the beginning of the year, the perspective for the Brazilian market was not good with the country in recession and inflation sky rocketing. However, in the middle of February, the inflection started fueled by a global recover in…
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Brazil’s Inflation Unexpectedly Slows as Recession Bites
Brazilian inflation unexpectedly slowed last month, beating forecasts from all analysts surveyed by Bloomberg, as food prices rose less than in the previous month amid a deepening recession.The benchmark IPCA inflation index moderated to 0.96 percent in December from 1.01 percent in November, the national statistics agency said Friday. That compares to the median 1.05…