The acceleration in GDP growth in Brazil, to an above-consensus 1.1% q/q in Q1, comes alongside a further increase in inflation and a continued strong labour market at the start of the year, and is likely to add to caution at the central bank. We’re now increasingly leaning towards a hold at next month’s interest rate meeting (rather than another 25bp cut to 14.25%).
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