Fiscal shock needed to move Brazil inflation expectations, cenbank director says

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 10/25/24 11:06 AM EDT

BRASILIA, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Brazil would need a positive fiscal shock to lower unanchored inflation expectations, central bank director Renato Gomes said on Friday.

Gomes argued that an expected fiscal deceleration in the second half of the year wouldn't be enough to reverse expectations of higher consumer prices in the future, adding that markets are betting that structural reforms to public finances will be carried out. (Reporting by Bernardo Caram in Brasilia; Writing by Luana Maria Benedito; Editing by Kylie Madry)

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