Brasília, Nov 6, 2024 (AFP) - Brazil central bank hikes key interest rate to 11.25%

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2024-11-07
Brazil's central bank on Wednesday hiked its key interest rate half a point to 11.25 percent amid pessimistic inflation forecasts in Latin America's biggest economy. It was the second consecutive increase in the bank's Selic rate, after its COPOM monetary policy committee decided in September to raise it to 10.75 percent. Brazil's rate direction is running opposite to the United States and the European Union, whose central banks have started cut......
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