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Wednesday, May 1, 10:52 AM Investors wanting leveraged bearish exposure to Brazil (EWZ) and South Korea (EWY) get two new offerings today as Direxion launches the Daily Brazil Bear 3x ETF (BRZS) and the Daily South Korea Bear 3x ETF (KORZ). The bull versions (BRZU, KORU) of these funds launched about a month ago. Comment! [Global & FX]
Wednesday, April 17, 8:13 PM Responding to percolating inflation even amid lame economic growth, Brazil's central bank hikes its benchmark rate for the first time in nearly 2 years, lifting the Selic 25 bps to 7.5%. The poor Bovespa - the bank's recently-completed rate-cutting cycle failed to do much for Brazilian stocks, and now it's back to tightening again. EWZ -31.9% over the last 2 years. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Monday, April 1, 9:10 AM Brazil's PMI slows to 51.8 in March from 52.5 previously, but remains in expansion territory for the 6th consecutive month. The average of 52.5 for Q1 is higher than the 51.2 pace for 2012 Q4. Price pressures percolate with input prices rising at their fastest pace in almost 2 years. EWZ -0.25% premarket. Comment! [Global & FX]
Wednesday, March 27, 11:29 AM Brazil puts in a sharp reversal after a gauge of inflation slows and President Rousseff - speaking in South Africa - says anti-inflation policies are outdated. The two combine to give hope the central bank will refrain from what was thought to be an imminent hike in rates. EWZ +0.6%. The real (BZF) declines for a 7th straight day. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Monday, March 11, 9:40 AM The Brazil ETF (EWZ) weakens 0.8% out of the gate after the central bank moves to weaken the real by setting an auction of up to 30K reverse FX swap contracts. The action may ultimately juice stocks, but the EWZ is not currency hedged. Real ETF: BZF -0.5%. Comment! [Global & FX]
Tuesday, February 12, 3:44 PM Markets make opinons, they say, and Brazil's (EWZ) poor performance has managers pulling funds and talking about long-term troubles for the next great country. Money is instead chasing performance in Mexico (EWW), Peru (EPU), and Chile (ECH). A 10% move up in the Bovespa and it's our guess the prospects for Brazil among the adviser crowd will have improved. Comment! [Global & FX]
Friday, February 1, 7:44 AM Brazil's January PMI rises to 53.2 from 51.1 in December, and consensus 51.0. It's a 23-month high for the gauge and was led by strong rises in New Orders and Production. HSBC: "Despite these strong numbers, the growth outlook for Brazil remains vulnerable to the fallout from uncertainty regarding electricity supply." Comment! [Global & FX]
Tuesday, January 8, 10:10 AM Struggling to meet its budget targets amid disappointing tax revenue, Brazil changes the rules, calling about $20B of spending, "investments," and excluding it from the budget goal. EWZ - dominated by Petrobas, Vale, and the big banks - fell nearly 5% last year even as the central bank furiously cut rates. Small caps (BRF) fared better, up more than 15%. 2 Comments [Global & FX]
Wednesday, January 2, 9:15 AM Brazil's December PMI slips to 51.1 from 52.2 previously. The Employment index remained below 50 for the 9th consecutive month, and Backlogs continue to contract as well, as companies have no problem keeping up with orders despite smaller staffs. The Bovespa +2.6% in early action. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Friday, November 30, 2012, 7:39 AM Brazil's GDP grows just 0.6% in Q3, far less than forecasts for 1.2%. The punk print is lead by a steep 2% decline in investment. "If investment doesn't rebound then we are in trouble in 2013," says an economist. Interest rate futures - which had baked in no policy changes for more than a year - are sharply higher, now beginning to price in further rate cuts. EWZ +0.4% premarket. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 5:04 PM Ending more than a year-long string of rate cuts which brought the Selic down more than 500 basis points, Brazil's central bank leaves its benchmark rate unchanged at 7.25%, and says it will keep rates stable "for a prolonged period." Shares have thus far not responded to the easier policy, EWZ -10.2% YTD. Comment! [Global & FX]
Tuesday, November 6, 2012, 8:21 AM Brazil's October services PMI slides to 50.4 from 52.8 previously. "The slowdown in economic activity ... was unexpected, as we were expecting the economy to gain further momentum in Q4," says HSBC. More positively, the business expectations index jumped to 86.8 from 67.5. Comment! [Global & FX]
Thursday, November 1, 2012, 9:36 AM Brazil's HSBC October PMI rises to 50.2 from 49.8 previously, the first time in expansion territory since March. New Orders and Production led the gain, but New Export Orders contracted for the 19th consecutive month. The Bovespa continues to be the exception to the "Don't fight the (central bank)" rule, -11.6% Y/Y even as short rates have come down more than 500 basis points. Comment! [Global & FX]
Thursday, October 25, 2012, 11:56 AM Brazil's unemployment rate falls to 5.4% in September - a record-low for that month, though missing expectations for 5.3%. A year ago, the rate stood at 6%. The Bovespa leads global markets on the upside today, +1.2%, though still down over the past year even as the central bank has slashed rates more than 500 basis points. Comment! [Global & FX]
Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 3:18 PM Hoping to keep the sales momentum going, Brazil extends to the end of the year tax cuts on car purchases. In addition, the government makes lending easier by reducing the reserves banks must hold against auto loans. Part of the program also includes raising tariffs on imports, a move already causing a rush of foreigners planning plants in the country. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Thursday, October 11, 2012, 3:06 PM Pessimism grows for Brazilian stocks with brokers joking of getting shown the door at buy-side houses when trying to hawk the shares. The concerns of shareholders at Petrobas (PBR) and VALE seem to take a back seat to those of the government, and investors wonder which sector - perhaps the banks - will be the next target of intervention. EWZ -5.5% YTD. 1 Comment [Global & FX]

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