Brazil is the top performing market in the world so far this year. The Bovespa has shot up by 41% year-to-date, The Olympics and more importantly the ousting of the Dilma Roussef government a while ago by a more pro-growth conservative administration made foreign investors turn their attention to Brazilian equities again. Bovespa year-to-date return chart: Click to …

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The stock price of Petrobras(PBR), Brazilian oil firm closed at $8.73 on Friday August 12th. The market cap stood at about $57 billion. This is a far cry from the peak market cap a few years ago when Petrobras was the rising superstar of the oil world and was considered the crown jewel of emerging Brazil. In 2008, …

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The Brazilian economy and equity markets have been on a downward trend for the past few years. The benchmark Bovepa index is down 9.5% year-to-date. Ever since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008-09 Brazilian stocks continue to be poor performers. This is in sharp contrast to views held until a few years ago when the …

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The economy of Brazil has suffered sharply in the past few years due to the decline in the commodity markets and the slowdown in China. The Brazilian economy retracted this year and is predicted to have negative GDP growth in 2016 also. From a news article published back in October: SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The federal government …

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The Brazilian equity market entered the bear market territory recently. The IBovespa is down by 2.65% year-to-date. Banks have held up well compared to other Brazilian stocks listed on the US exchanges as shown in the table below. Source: BNY Mellon Brazilian bank stocks may be attractive now for investors looking to gain exposure to …

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