Tag : Latin America

S&P Global Ratings: Global credit conditions tempered by potential Sino-US trade war

International Finance DeskApril 6, 2018February 27, 2020

by International Finance DeskApril 6, 2018February 27, 2020

The company recently published its quarterly updates on credit conditions in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, and Latin America on the evolution of macroeconomic conditions and broad financial trends...

Growth vs. Inflation – A difficult balance for Latin America and the Caribbean

International Finance DeskOctober 13, 2017

by International Finance DeskOctober 13, 2017

Lowering interest rates to stimulate the economy is not an easy option in the region...

Brazilian central bank resorts to reserve requirement cuts

International Finance DeskJuly 28, 2014

by International Finance DeskJuly 28, 2014

Measure suggests a compromise between hawks at the COPOM and the Rousseff administration July 28, 2014: Citing the slowdown in bank lending, the Brazilian central bank (BACEN) on July 25 announced a reduction in the amount of reserve requirements, totaling about BRL30bn (or 7.5% of the total outstanding amount). Reserve requirements have been utilized by...