Alckmin Says that 15% Interest Rate Already Has Conditions to Fall with Inflation in and Dollar Down

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The Copom (Central Monetary Policy Committee) held the Selic rate in 15% per year on the last Thursday (10), a decision was already expected by the market. In July, the BC raised Selic to 15% and since then chose to maintain the level three times. For the market part, the decision strengthened the expectation that the basic interest rate should begin to fall in the first quarter of 2026. For the economists consulted by the CNN Money, the summit …

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In the week when the Central Bank maintained the Selic rate in 15%, the Vice-President and Minister of Development, Industry and Commerce, Geraldo Alckmin, said that Selic has already had conditions to fall, considering that inflation is declining and the dollar was recovered from R$ 6.30 at the end of 2024, for the current R$ 5.40. Alckmin said that the current interest rate would catch the investment. Increasing capacity: Government announced …