News of interest rates

Brazil hikes interest rate by most in two decades

Yesterdat 21:42 Brazil's Central Bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 150 basis points Wednesday – its biggest hike since 2002 as it struggles to tame surging inflation.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Brazil tightens most in tears, with 150 points now and December

Yesterdat 21:40 Brazil’s Central Bank delivered its biggest interest rate increase in almost two decades and pledged another equally large move for December, as it fights alone against deteriorating inflation expectations and growing fiscal concerns.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

The problem with Latin America’s rate hikes: they barely work

09-09-2021 14:25 From Brazil to Mexico, banks tighten faster than global peers; Unstable politics and off-the-books economies limit the impact

Bloomberg

Government speeds up money printing ahead of election

28-07-2021 17:00 Central Bank was printing money for the Treasury at the fastest pace so far this year in July.

Bloomberg

Not even 50% inflation will make Argentina boost interest rates

23-07-2021 16:47 Central Bank rules out increasing interest rates for the foreseeable future, even as currency pressures mount and annual inflation climbs above 50%.

Bloomberg

Latin America rate hike pressure grows as Chile signals lift-off

24-06-2021 09:11 A shift toward tighter monetary policy is quickly taking shape across Latin America. Central banks played a crucial role in the region’s economic response to multiple waves of the coronavirus.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Six sovereign defaults in 13 months roil Latin American markets

13-05-2021 10:21 Sovereign bond defaults have piled up at a dizzying clip in Latin America since the coronavirus pandemic began.

RATE RISE

Brazil hikes interest rate, eyeing inflation

18-03-2021 11:39 First rate hike in six years for Latin America's biggest economy. Central Bank indicates another hike of the same magnitude could be coming in May.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina hikes rates after prices surge past expectations

12-11-2020 23:56 Central Bank hikes interest rates after October inflation report showed consumer prices surged at the fastest pace this year.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina turns to orthodox policy signals to ease dollar craze

06-11-2020 09:12 After tightening capital controls several times, Argentina's government has surprised investors by altering its tack in what appears to be an incipient effort to restore confidence.

Bloomberg

Argentina is slowly shifting its monetary policy instrument

21-10-2020 18:27 Argentina is changing its monetary policy, Bloomberg reports, uniting two different benchmark rates of interest in a bid to reduce the cost of eliminating excess peso liquidity on the market.

monetary policy

Central Bank moves to unify interest rates

09-10-2020 11:27 Central Bank is taking steps to tighten its monetary policy and encourage banks to buy local peso assets.

Bloomberg

Paul Krugman: Liquidity trap has spread to emerging markets

12-05-2020 16:35 The so-called liquidity trap, when monetary policy loses its traction as interest rates get close to zero, has plagued rich countries for years – now, Nobel-Prize winning economist Paul Krugman says it has now spread to some emerging markets as well.

Bloomberg

Central Bank to pause run of rate cuts

12-03-2020 22:33 Central Bank plans to keep its policy rate unchanged, as it weighs the impact of sell-off on world markets.

Interest rate cuts

Central Bank will continue lowering rates to curb inflation

04-03-2020 17:00 Central Bank plans to keep reducing its key interest rates further as inflation is expected to decelerate and as a tool to reduce debt costs.

CENTRAL BANK

Central Bank cuts interest rates for fourth time in just over a month

17-01-2020 13:49 The reforms consist of a reduction in interest rates to improve demand and will allow companies to send foreign currency to enhance international trade and capital control.

News of interest rates

Brazil hikes interest rate by most in two decades

Brazil tightens most in tears, with 150 points now and December

The problem with Latin America’s rate hikes: they barely work

Government speeds up money printing ahead of election

Not even 50% inflation will make Argentina boost interest rates

Latin America rate hike pressure grows as Chile signals lift-off

Six sovereign defaults in 13 months roil Latin American markets

Brazil hikes interest rate, eyeing inflation

Argentina hikes rates after prices surge past expectations

Argentina turns to orthodox policy signals to ease dollar craze

Argentina is slowly shifting its monetary policy instrument

Central Bank moves to unify interest rates

Paul Krugman: Liquidity trap has spread to emerging markets

Central Bank to pause run of rate cuts

Central Bank will continue lowering rates to curb inflation

Central Bank cuts interest rates for fourth time in just over a month

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Brazil hikes interest rate by most in two decades

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