Economia
FAILING to meet low expectations is becoming a habit for Brazil’s economy. Figures published on May 29th showed that in the first quarter of this year it grew by just 0.6% (2.4% annualised), well short of the recovery analysts had expected. For the first time in years the country is running a trade deficit. Its primary fiscal surplus (ie, before interest payments) is shrinking and government debt is growing. Other emerging economies are also cutting growth forecasts, as China slows and the euro zone slumps. But Brazil’s woes started earlier than most and seem to be home-grown. Inflation close to 6.5% despite low growth suggests domestic rigidities are the main problem, rather than weak foreign demand.
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Dilma na (própria) lama
Brazil’s disappointing economy
Stuck in the mud
Feeble growth has forced a change of course. But the government’s room for manoeuvre is more limited than it was
FAILING to meet low expectations is becoming a habit for Brazil’s economy. Figures published on May 29th showed that in the first quarter of this year it grew by just 0.6% (2.4% annualised), well short of the recovery analysts had expected. For the first time in years the country is running a trade deficit. Its primary fiscal surplus (ie, before interest payments) is shrinking and government debt is growing. Other emerging economies are also cutting growth forecasts, as China slows and the euro zone slumps. But Brazil’s woes started earlier than most and seem to be home-grown. Inflation close to 6.5% despite low growth suggests domestic rigidities are the main problem, rather than weak foreign demand.
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- Economia Brasileira
Brazil’s economy More inflation, less growth In fact, the headline figure underestimates inflationary pressures. If the federal government had not capped petrol prices, and municipalities frozen public-transport fares before October’s local elections,...
- Crescimento Econômico
Brazil 2012 Growth Forecasts Slashed December 4, 2012 | Filed underBusiness | Posted by Ben Tavener By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The 2012 growth forecast for the Brazilian economy has been cut for the third consecutive...
- A Dinâmica Da Dívida Pública
There are two things that matter in government-debt dynamics: the difference between real interest rates and GDP growth (r-g), and the primary budget balance as a % of GDP (ie, before interest payments). In any given period the debt stock grows by the...
- O Mundo Dos Emergentes
Gráfico interativo de cinco indicadores macroeconômicos. IF THE euro-area debt crisis worsens, it will drag down growth in emerging economies. The good news is that whereas most developed countries have little or no room to cut interest rates or to...
- A Dinâmica Da Dívida Pública
Debt dynamics- The maths behind the madness-The Economist online GOVERNMENT debt dynamics, once an esoteric subject of interest only to macroeconomists, are suddenly in vogue... Veja aqui a mapa interativa da dívida pública There are two things that...