Brazil country watch
Anyone selling into, sourcing from or invested in Brazil watches the Central Bank's Selic decisions and the real, Brasília's tax and tariff changes, the ports of Santos and Paranaguá, and the commodity, banking, agribusiness and energy groups that set the terms of trade. We read Valor, Folha, Estadão, O Globo and the regional press every morning.
Previous briefings
- StableTSE Ensures Election Security, US Consulate Suspends Services3 stories
- Illegal Mineral Trade, Tax Reform Deadline3 stories
- Lula's Betting Ban Faces Legal Challenge, Investor Moves3 stories
- Lula's Betting Ban, Diesel Subsidy Extended3 stories
- Lula Bans Betting, Inflation Surges4 stories
- MixedBrazil-EU Payment Link, Health Fraud Probe3 stories
- StableSTF Lifts Sanctions Pause, Petrobras MoU in Mozambique3 stories
- MixedSenacon Targets Fuel Prices, Rio Winds Alert3 stories
- Brazil Inflation Forecast, Telecom Italia Control4 stories
- CVM Rules Revised, Lula's Loan Delays3 stories
- US Sanctions Loom, Lula's Economic Package3 stories
Other country briefings
- Argentina — IMF Payment Strain; Cyber Monday Launch
- South Korea — KOSPI Rebounds, Won Rises, Medical Tourism Boost
- India — Delhi Trade Disruption, Sensex Surge, Helicopter Services Halted
- Germany — Fuel Price Cap Plan, Deutsche Bahn Delays
- United Kingdom — UK Evacuations Over Safety, Skilled Migrants Boost
- France — Student Protests Persist, Mondial Relay Expands Hiring
- Italy — Cyberattacks Hit Italian Supermarkets, Schools Close
- Portugal — Public Sector Strike Hits Services, Minho Rail Disrupted
- Turkey — Turkey-AB Agriculture Trade Rises, Istanbul Traffic Disruption
- Senegal — Senegal Faces Energy Crisis, University Strike
- United States — Data Center Bans, Cyberattacks on Alert Apps
- China — PBOC's $15B Asset Swap, Chinese Stocks Rebound
- Japan — GMO Data Breach, Japan FX Intervention, Resona's Semiconductor Focus
- Mexico — Matamoros Troop Deployment, Jalisco Water Crisis
- Canada — Ontario Speeds Mining Approvals, Time Change Ends
- Spain — Blocus Arrests in Barcelona, Ibex 35 Rises
- Poland — Tax Changes Proposed, Gas Bill Support Planned
- Netherlands — Dutch Tax Plan Delayed, Supermarket Cyberattack
- Russia — Russia's Energy Strategy, Ukraine Power Outages
- Ukraine — Power Cuts Widen, Kyiv Transport Disrupted
- South Africa — SAHRC Blames Water Crisis, AGOA Trade Uncertainty
- Nigeria — SSANU Strike Begins, Eurobond Yields Rise
- Egypt — Egypt Cuts Spending, Banque du Caire IPO
- Morocco — Transport Subsidy Extended, Weather Alerts Issued
- Kenya — IMF Urges Tax Reform, Cybersecurity Boost
- Indonesia — Tax Incentives Reviewed, Flood Warnings Issued
- Malaysia — Flooding Disrupts Subang; Foreigners Banned from Bazaars
- Israel — Cybersecurity Alert, Herzog's Coalition Strategy
- Colombia — Alicorp Expands in Cali, Fiscal Rescue Law Backed
- Iran — Oil Prices Drop, Iran-Africa Trade Surges
- Lebanon — Lebanon Power Cuts, Army Security Operations
- Jordan — Gold Prices Rise, Border Security Tightened
- Iraq — IMF Talks with Iraq, PM's Regional Tour
- Syria — Tax Reforms and Bakery Violations Impact Business
- Yemen — Yemen Cabinet Reshuffle; Houthi Attack in Lahij
- Vietnam — VN-Index Drops, HCMC Attracts New Investments