Economy
Copom halts rate cut cycle and keeps Selic at 13.75% per year
The Central Bank's unanimous decision reflects concerns over inflation and fiscal uncertainty, pausing the downward trend in interest rates.
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The essentials of this story
- What happened
- The interruption of the interest rate cut cycle, maintaining the Selic at 13.75% per year.
- Who is affected
- Consumers, investors, and the federal government, affected by the cost of credit and the conduct of economic policy.
- What changes
- The interest rate remains at its current level, without the reduction previously expected by the market.
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Sources
- Copom decide juros, Caged, emprego nos EUA e mais destaques desta quarta-feira — InfoMoney
- Copom decide nesta quarta-feira se corta ou mantém a Taxa Selic — Agência Brasil — economia
- Notícia no Seu Tempo: Após eleição, BC interrompe cortes e mantém Selic a 13,75% — Estadão — Brasil
- “Bola no chão”: BC sinaliza independência contra pressão, dizem economistas — CNN Brasil
- Selic em 13,75%: pausa era esperada, mas comunicado deve ditar Bolsa e dólar nesta 5ª — InfoMoney
- Aliados de Lula criticam decisão do Copom — Valor Econômico
- Futuro da Selic depende do governo Lula após Copom manter taxa em 13,75%, dizem analistas — UOL — notícias