Moody's Threatens Brazil Downgrade as Economy Stalls

Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday warned it may cut Brazil's credit rating in the next couple of years as the country's economy slows, piling pressure on the winner of October's presidential elections to change course on economic policy.

Brazil To Attract Capital Over 8 Years, But Currency Stable -Itau

SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- Brazil will attract more private-sector investments over the next eight years, compensating in part for lack of domestic savings, but there's unlikely to be a major appreciation of the Brazilian currency, according to economists at Brazil's Itau Unibanco Holdings SA (ITUB, ITUB4.BR).

Analysis: Brazil investment trends show consumer clout

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Slow profit growth is prompting Brazilian commodities companies to slash capital spending plans, making growth in Latin America's largest economy even more dependent on consumer spending.

Minister: Brazil's economy will overtake France

SAO PAULO (AP) — Latin America's biggest economy will overtake France's to become the globe's fifth-largest before 2015, Brazil's finance minister said Tuesday.

Brazil's Economic Boom Advances in First Quarter

RIO DE JANEIRO—Brazil's economy continued to expand at the start of 2011, fueled by record-low unemployment and higher wages that allowed families to boost spending.

Brazil's gross domestic product expanded 4.2% in the first quarter compared with the first quarter a year earlier, the Brazilian Census Bureau, or IBGE, said Friday. That was below the 4.5% median forecast made by eight economists polled by Dow Jones Newswires and down from year-on-year growth of 5% in the fourth quarter. But Brazil's economic boom actually gained steam in the first quarter, surging 1.3% compared with 0.8% growth in the fourth quarter, the IBGE said.