Reaction to Central Bank interests rate increase

Economic News for April 21, 2011

• Is .25% increase enough? [FT]
• Softer pace set for future increases [BusinessWeek]
• China finances its way out of tougher trade talks [Reuters]
• Paraguay wants more cash from Brazil [WashingtonPost]

GM shifts Auto Executive from Mexico to Brazil

Economic News for April 19, 2011

• GM is going to move Grace Lieblein, head of operation in Mexico to Brazil [BusinessWeek]
• China and Brazil grow closer through finance [Forbes]
• Brazil may loose preferential trading relationships with developed economies: EU to move first (in Portuguese) [O Estado de S.Paulo]

Rousseff leads trade mission to China

Morning News update for April 11, 2011

• Rouseff will lead a trade mission to China this week where she hopes to even the playing field between the two nations.  [WSJ]
• FIPE reported that inflation in Sao Paulo accelerated in the first week in April.  [BE]
• HSBC expects Bovespa to rally past 2008 highs [Bloomberg]
• BRIC nations look for top talent abroad and domestically [WSJ]

Evening Weekend Update for April 2, 2011

Bullet Train Update: Chinese Construction firms’ offer of financing may be reason for delayed competition (in Portuguese) [Folha]

Brazil/China relations are complicated by currency issue [MercoPress]

Real’s continued climb makes government rethink intervention tactics [Bloomberg]

Hedge Funds flock to Brazil as a doorway to the rest of South America [New York Times]

AG Luiz Inacio Adams clarifies laws on land ownership by foreigners [MercoPress]

Government attempts to contain food prices (in Portuguese) [O Estado De. S.Paulo]

News Update for March 31, 2011

Real continues uptrend despite Brazil’s Central Bank’s Intervention [WSJ] 

China imports threaten domestic economy [Bloomberg]

TAM Airline forms strategic alliance with Trip Airlines [FT]

Post WTO decision Cotton exports could increase [The Rio Times]