February’s balance of payments data will do little to ease investor’s concerns about Brazil’s current account deficit. Although the 12-month rolling deficit narrowed a touch in dollar terms, it remained unchanged at 4.2% of GDP. Against this backdrop, we expect the real to weaken further against the US dollar.
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