Brazil's Lula expects rate cuts soon, vows no pressure on central bank
BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 11:35 AM ESTBRASILIA, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday ruled out pressuring the central bank to lower interest rates, voicing "full confidence" in the bank's head Gabriel Galipolo, but added that he expects a monetary easing cycle to begin soon.
"Just like we can smell rain coming, I'm sensing that very soon, interest rates will start to come down," Lula told a press conference. (Reporting by Lisandra Paraguassu; Writing by Gabriel Araujo)
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