Trump, Brazil and Lula
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Retail sales volumes in Brazil fell unexpectedly in May from the previous month, data from statistics agency IBGE showed on Tuesday, corroborating views of an economic slowdown after industrial production also slipped in the period.
Brazil's economy is holding up well with 2025 GDP forecasted to grow at +2.3%. Brazil’s inflation is currently elevated from its central bank’s target inflation rate, but is expected to decline from 5.6% in 2025 to 4.4% in 2026. Amid global uncertainty ...
Recent structural reforms under Lula suggest the economy can now expand by 2.5 to 3.5 per cent, making it easier to steer the country towards debt sustainability. Brazil needs to build.
Brazil’s Central Bank released a letter explaining why the Broad National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) surpassed the target in June.
The U.S. dollar slipped further from a two-week high versus major peers on Thursday, as President Donald Trump's latest tariff salvos failed to shake markets, except in Brazil where a threatened 50% levy sent the real sliding as much as 2.
Following Nvidia's surge to a $4 trillion valuation, U.S. stock futures saw a decline as investor attention shifted to key economic data and trade talks. Trump announced tariffs impacting Brazilian firms,
President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50% on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro.
Brazil’s UN climate summit chief has defended oil and gas production as being compatible with international efforts to limit global warming, ahead of the South American country hosting the world’s most important climate talks.