Brazil’s Inflation Undershoots Forecast After Key Rate Cuts
- Prices rose 0.26% on month and 5.19% on year in September
- Central bank has committed to stay with half-point rate cuts
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Brazil’s annual inflation sped up less than expected after the central bank signaled it will maintain a steady pace of monetary easing through year’s end.
Government data released Wednesday showed consumer prices rose 5.19% in September from a year earlier, less than the 5.25% median estimate of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. Monthly inflation stood at 0.26%.