The rise in inflation in Brazil to 3.9% y/y in May and, more importantly, the re-acceleration in underlying core services inflation means we no longer expect a rate cut at the Copom meeting next week. And given that inflation is set to rise further, the labour market remains strong and that inflation expectations are inching up, it now looks most likely that the Selic rate will remain at 10.50% until year end.
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