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Stoyan Bojinov: As interest in emerging markets has accelerated over the past few years, many investors have sought to identify the economies from the developing world that maintain the most significant long-term potential. Many engaging in that search have gravitated towards Brazil, home to an Read more…
Michael A. Gayed: Early in January, Brazil’s central bank cut its interest rates for the fourth time to 10.5%, with more room to keep cutting in an effort to soften the blow of a European economic slowdown. Investors in Brazil seem to be positioning aggressively for the idea that growth will pick up as a result. Read more…
Sy Harding: Brazil continues to impress as a country and economy, due in no small way to its government’s multi-year efforts and determination to make it an important global presence. Read more…
Scott Martin: Another BRIC heard from in the race to stimulate local markets and keep foreign capital flowing: Brazil has eliminated the 2% tax on foreign investment in stocks. Read more…
Tony Daltorio: Growing fears of renewed inflation, and uncertainties over the European (NYSE:VGK) debt crisis, are pushing down Brazilian stocks, making them among the worst performers in emerging markets. Read more…
Scott Martin: Despite fretting about trouble in Europe spreading to Brazil’s (NYSE:EWZ) financial system, exposure to the troubled markets of Spain and Portugal seems minimal at best for South America’s biggest country. Read more…
Larry Levinson: As the world turns its eyes toward Brazil (NYSE:EWZ), Brazilians are expected to turn their investments toward roads, highways, ports and other infrastructure spending. Read more…Todd Shriber: Every now and then even the savviest of investors fall into the value trap. They buy an ETF or stock that, in their view, has been unjustly punished. To be sure, this market environment has provided investors with no shortage of punished ETFs. That’s a good news/bad news equation. Read more…
Brazil has become a popular destination for investors seeking exposure to emerging markets–for good reason. The South American nation has parlayed its vast mineral wealth and clean energy revolution into decades of strong economic growth, becoming one of the largest and most Read more…
In emerging markets land the central banks are active today. But in Brazil at least, the pace seems to be slowing. Read more…
“A stock that offers share-price growth and a respectable dividend yield can be hard to find, but it looks like that holy grail of investing exists in Brazil. According to Cramer, the iShares MSCI Brazil Read more…
GVT, the Brazilian telecommunications firm and top holding of the Market Vectors Small-Cap Brazil ETF (BRF – commentary – Trade Now) is caught in the middle of a bidding war between French conglomerate Vivendi and Read more…
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