Brazil’s central bank left interest rates on hold at 15.00% as expected but the communications struck a much more dovish tone, suggesting that the first interest rate cut will be delivered at the next meeting in March. We think the central bank will kick off the easing cycle then and deliver more than 300bp of rate cuts this year, which is more than is widely anticipated.
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