Brazil posts $6.5 billion current account deficit in September
BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 10/29/24 07:40 AM EDTBRASILIA, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Brazil posted a current account deficit of $6.5 billion in September, the central bank said on Tuesday, larger than the $5 billion deficit forecast in a Reuters poll of economists.
Foreign direct investment in the month totaled $5.2 billion, the central bank said, below the $5.6 billion projected in the poll. (Reporting by Marcela Ayres; Editing by Gabriel Araujo)