Brazil: BCB expected to cut rates again by 25bps - Rabobank

The BCB today is expected by the overwhelming majority of consensus to cut rates again by 25bps, suggests the analysis team at Rabobank.

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“We hold to our call of no shift in policy as we don't believe that the last single inflation print is enough to signal a material shift in either the BCB's baseline scenario or balance of risks. Furthermore, the BCB risks sending a message to the market of an overly dovish stance, after signaling at the last meeting a halt to the easing process. Rising market volatility and threats to global trade diminish the economic risk/reward of further easing, particularly absent any chance for further (needed) substantial fiscal reform. BRL stability could become increasingly threatened, and necessitate interest rate support from the BCB.”