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Brazilian real stabilises following sharp sell-off

The good news is that the Brazilian real is no longer in freefall and appears to have stabilised at around 4.0/$ in recent days following verbal intervention by policymakers. We’re still taking a relatively sanguine view of the slide in the real. But a renewed disorderly sell-off would be a severe headache for policymakers.

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