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Copom tempers hopes for further large rate cuts

The statement from yesterday’s Brazilian central bank meeting poured cold water on expectations in the market that the Selic rate would be cut further from its current level of 2.25% to as low as 1.00-1.50%. It seems that policymakers will consider only very modest easing from here – along the lines of the additional 25bp cut we have pencilled in.

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