Brazil’s credit bubble deflating, consumers feel the squeeze

A combination of increases in policy interest rates and curbs on lending by some public banks is taking some of the air out of Brazil’s credit bubble. So far it seems that the bubble is deflating without causing wider problems in the financial system. But it is adding to the headwinds facing the real economy and consumers in particular.

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