Brazil
Brazil H1 chem deficit falls 17.6% to $10.3bn
BRASÍLIA: Brazil’s trade deficit in chemical products totalled $10.3bn in the first half of 2016, down by 17.6% from a...
Lack of credit holding up steel imports into Brazil
BRASÍLIA: The difficulties in obtaining credit in Brazil have been holding up an increasing volume of imports of steel products,...
Brazil’s June cotton imports soar 177% over May
BRASÍLIA: In June 2016, Brazilian cotton imports totaled 655,000 tons, a massive rise of 177 per cent over its previous...
Brazil inflation likely eased slightly in mid-July
WASHINGTON: Brazil's annual inflation rate likely dropped slightly in mid-July as a stronger local currency eased the price of imports...
Brazil’s flat steel exports down 36.1% on year in June
BRASÍLIA: Brazilian exports of flat steel products in June fell 36.1% from a year ago to 138,140 mt, data from...
Brazil to increases exports to EU by R$250 bln
SÃO PAULO: An agreement signed at the World Trade Organization (WTO) last week will allow Brazil to export an extra...
Brazil’s June green coffee exports fall
BRASÍLIA: Brazil's June green coffee exports fell 12 percent from a year ago to 2.07 million 60-kg bags, the lowest...
Brazil’s economy shrinks more than economists forecast in May
BRASÍLIA: Brazil’s economy contracted more than analysts expected in May as policy makers grapple with the worst recession in decades....
Brazil’s senate approves eight bills adjusting public servants salaries
BRASÍLIA: The Senate approved on Tuesday (12) eight bills adjusting the salaries of several categories of civil servants. To assure the...
Brazilian iron ore export price falls 8.4% to $34.11/mt
SAO PAULO: The price of Brazilian iron ore exports averaged $34.11/mt FOB through the first 10 days of July, down...
Brazil’s Petrobras says new FPSO rig onstream in Lula field
BRASÍLIA: Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras said on Tuesday its Cidade de Saquarema floating production, storage, offloading unit (FPSO) has...
Brazil’s credit freeze deepens as banks slash lending to farmers
BRASÍLIA: Brazil’s deepening economic turmoil is now engulfing farmers. Banks slashed credit to farmers by 9.1 percent in inflation-adjusted terms...
Brazil soybean exports may not cause domestic shortage
BRASÍLIA: Brazil does not appear to have over-shipped its soybeans to the extent that it did for corn this season,...
Brazil’s wood products exports decline in May
BRASÍLIA: In May 2016 the value of Brazil’s wood product exports (except pulp and paper) fell 1.6% in compared to...
Brazil’s exports outlook for 2017 deteriorates slightly post Brexit
BRASÍLIA: Post Brexit vote, the outlook for Brazil’s exports for next year has dropped slightly, along with its implications for...
Brazil posts trade surplus of $3.97 bln in June
BRASÍLIA: Brazil recorded a trade surplus of $3.974 billion in June, government data showed on Friday, in line with market...
Brazil eyes 2017 fiscal gap of 150 bln reais
BRASÍLIA: The Brazilian government could set a primary budget deficit goal of around 150 billion reais for 2017 as federal...
Unemployment rises to 11.2 pct in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO: A total of 11.2 percent of Brazilian's active working population, or around 11.4 million people, are out...
Central bank of Brazil’s quarterly report continues gloomy
SÃO PAULO: The Central Bank of Brazil increased its inflation forecast for this year, but was slightly more optimistic about...
Brazil’s central bank raises 2016 inflation view
SÃO PAULO: The Brazilian central bank raised its forecast for consumer-price inflation in 2016 and reduced slightly its view for...
