In December, Brazil's central bank raised its benchmark Selic interest rate 0.5 percentage points to 11.25%.

12月，巴西央行提高他的贷款基准利率0.5个百分点，达到11.25%。

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The bank has made three consecutive interest-rate cuts in total, bringing the benchmark Selic base interest rate to 11%.

巴西央行迄今一共降息三次，把作为基准的清算与托管特别系统（Selic）目标利率下调到11%。

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Take interest rates: on June 10th the central bank cut its benchmark SELIC rate to 9.25%, the first time the figure has been in single digits since the 1960s.

拿利息来说，6月10日巴西中央银行将基准利率降至9.25%，这个数字至上世纪60年代以来第一次变成了个位数。

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Market estimates are for the benchmark Selic rate to end the year at 12.5%.

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The benchmark Selic rate is 11.75% and is expected to be raised to at least 12% in mid-April.

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The Central Bank of Brazil rose its benchmark Selic rate to 12.5% from 12.25%, as expected, on Wednesday.

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