The stronger-than-expected rise in Brazil’s headline inflation rate, 4.45% y/y in the first half of July, was mainly driven by a pick-up in underlying core services inflation. This, coming alongside fiscal concerns and the weakness of the real, reinforces the idea that Copom will not be cutting rates again this year.
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