Brazil: Can Low Interest Rates Stimulate Growth?

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Brazil: Can Low Interest Rates Stimulate Growth?

By Erik Norland, Senior Economist & Paula Attie, Director of Int’l Market Development, CME Group

Highlights

  • Brazil is in another recession after weathering 2014-2017 downturn.
  • Pension reform could help shrink deficits, but political challenges remain.
  • Low interest rates steepen yield curve, a positive sign for growth.
  • Could Brazil’s food exports to China benefit from strained US-Beijing ties?
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