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Rate cuts coming in Brazil, Argentine political jostling

The weakness of the Brazilian economy and rapidly falling inflation mean we now expect an interest rate cut, and we think there is a window of opportunity for Copom to act at next week’s meeting. Elsewhere, the outcome of this week’s political jostling in Argentina has been welcomed by financial markets, but we think investors are being overly sanguine.

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