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To: elmatador who wrote (1469)1/22/2015 12:30:59 AM
From: elmatador  Respond to of 2504
 
Brazil raises interest rate to 3-year high to battle inflation

By Reuters | 22 Jan, 2015, 10.33AM IST
RASILIA: Brazil raised interest rates to a more than three-year high on Wednesday, maintaining an aggressive pace of monetary tightening to arrest high inflation and win back investors disillusioned with the once-booming economy.

In a widely expected move, the central bank's eight-member monetary policy committee, known as Copom, voted unanimously to raise its benchmark Selic rate by 50 basis points for the second straight time to 12.25 per cent- its highest level since August of 201 ..

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