BRAZIL: Foreign Minister Vieira Meets Rubio to Discuss Tariffs, Retail Sales Due
Nov-13 11:54
CNN Brasil has reported that Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira will meet with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington today to continue trade negotiations. This follows reports that the pair met on the sidelines of the G7 meeting yesterday, where they spoke about tariffs and agreed to a further in-person meeting. According to CNN, President Lula has indicated his willingness to call President Trump to schedule a new meeting in December, should the meeting between Vieira and Rubio fail to reach an agreement.
On the data front today, September retail sales figures cross at 1200GMT(0700ET), with analysts expecting sales to rise by 0.3% on the month, lifting the annual rate of growth to 2.0% y/y. Later today, vehicle sales figures from Anfavea are also due at 1630GMT(1130ET).
Sept. Retail Sales YoY, est. 2.0%, prior 0.4%
Sept. Retail Sales MoM, est. 0.3%, prior 0.2%
Sept. Retail Sales Broad YoY, est. 1.1%, prior -2.1%
Sept. Retail Sales Broad MoM, est. 0.1%, prior 0.9%
Meanwhile, the Finance Ministry is scheduled to release its latest Macrofiscal Bulletin report at 1700GMT(1200ET).
BCB Governor Galipolo is due to give two lectures today, the first to students at the IDP Summit at 1330GMT(0830ET), and the second at a Pense Sicoob event at 1730GMT(1230ET). In remarks yesterday, he continued to strike a cautious tone, reiterating the BCB’s familiar hawkish messaging.