The further rise in Brazil’s headline inflation rate to 4.8% y/y in October means that the central bank is almost certain to deliver additional interest rate hikes at its upcoming meetings. The risks are increasingly skewed towards the peak in rates being higher than currently in our forecast, particularly if the government’s soon-to-be announced cuts to public spending fail to soothe investors’ concerns.
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