Tag: inflation

Could all these Latin American banknotes make way for a single currency in the region?

Talks of a Latin American Single Currency Are in the Air Again

Real, bolivar, peso: Latin America’s means of payment are as diverse as its cultures. ...

Residents carry cooking gas cylinders after buying them at a fair price in Vila Vintém slum, Rio. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

The Hard Life of Small Business Owners in Brazil Amid Double-Digit Inflation

Leaving the supermarket with enough to feed her family has become an increasingly tough ...

Brazil Inflation Now Is Above the Target Ceiling

Brazil official inflation rate, as measured by the National Broad Consumer Price Index (the ...

At 6.5%, Brazil Inflation Hits Ceiling Set by the Government

The Broad Consumer Price Index (IPCA) closed out July at 0.01%, the Brazilian Geography ...

Food Prices Fall in Brazil and President Rousseff Gives a Sigh of Relief

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has been helped in her efforts to tame inflation by ...

Brazil’s Higher Inflation Leaves Little Room for Interest Rates Cuts

Consumer prices in Brazil rose faster than expected in the month to mid-July on ...

Brazil’s Inflation Down, But Still a Hefty 6.97%

Brazilian government statistics from the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) show that ...

Brazil Losing War Against Inflation. Consumer Price Index Up over 7%

Brazil’s government data show that annual inflation in the country hit a six-year high ...

Price of Food Boosts Brazil Inflation to 5.63%, Well Above Government’s Target

Inflation (IPCA – Consumer Price Index) reached 0.83% in November, in Brazil, the highest ...

Amid Growing Inflation Brazil Ups Taxes on Foreigners and Warns Against Currency War

Brazilian economists in a weekly central bank survey raised for a fifth straight week ...