Brazil: labour market driving spending and inflation fears

The tightening of Brazil’s labour market and pick-up in wage growth over the first half of the year has supported a consumer boom. We expect conditions to cool over the coming quarters but, for now, the buoyant labour market is adding to the central bank’s inflation concerns and, as a result, the odds are tilting towards policymakers delivering interest rate hikes.

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