Brazil GDP (Q2 2019)

The surprisingly strong 0.4% q/q rise in Brazilian GDP in Q2 confirms that the extremely weak activity recorded earlier this year was a blip rather than the start of a renewed downturn. But the economy is still soft and Copom is still likely to cut interest rates by a further 50bp when it meets next month.

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