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Brazil's central bank ends run of rate cuts after Lula election win

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Covered by 4 outlets: The Mighty 790 KFGO, Central Oregon Daily, StreetInsider, Reuters.

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Key takeaways

  • BRASILIA, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank ​on Wednesday ‌ended a run of interest rates cuts ‌that ​began ⁠in March and ⁠kept borrowing costs on hold as it ​faced the prospect of ⁠higher ⁠inflation following ​President Luiz Inacio ​Lula da Silva...
  • Exposed: EWZ, CEW, EMB, EMLC, EEM
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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Brazil's central bank ends run of rate cuts after Lula election win

BRASILIA, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank ​on Wednesday ‌ended a run of interest rates cuts ‌that ​began ⁠in March and ⁠kept borrowing costs on hold as it ​faced the prospect of ⁠higher ⁠inflation following ​President Luiz Inacio ​Lula da Silva...

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil ETF-15.1% 30d

    iShares MSCI Brazil ETF holds stocks listed in Brazil, which this story is about (“brazil”).

  • CEW WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund

    WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund holds emerging-market currencies, which move on news like this from Brazil.

  • EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF-1.9% 9d

    iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF holds emerging-market government bonds, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Brazil

  • EMLC VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF-2.9% 30d

    VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF holds emerging-market bonds in local currencies, which move with rate and currency news like this from Brazil.

  • EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF+0.0% 30d

    iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is a broad fund of emerging-market stocks that includes Brazil

  • PBR Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras

    Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (crude petroleum and natural gas) is one of the largest Brazil-based companies traded in the US, so news about Brazil (“brazil”) reaches its shares.

  • ITUB Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A+22.8% 6d

    Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A (state commercial banks) is one of the largest Brazil-based companies traded in the US, so news about Brazil (“brazil”) reaches its shares.

  • NU Nu Holdings

    Nu Holdings (finance services) is one of the largest Brazil-based companies traded in the US, so news about Brazil (“brazil”) reaches its shares.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
EWZ+2.70%-0.34%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
CEW+0.00%+0.00%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
EMB-0.15%-0.65%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
EMLC-0.22%-0.61%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
EEM+1.82%-0.81%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
PBR+11.68%+7.96%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
ITUB+1.24%-1.51%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
NU+0.67%-2.96%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Brazil’s central bank ends run of rate cuts after Lula election win The Mighty 790 KFGO

Source: The Mighty 790 KFGO

Ishares Msci Brazil Etf (EWZ) since this story, compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Wisdomtree Tr (CEW)three days earlier0.00%final price
Wisdomtree Tr (CEW)five days earlier0.00%final price
Ishares Tr (EEM)three days earlier-0.81%final price
Ishares Tr (EEM)five days earlier+1.82%final price
Ishares Tr (EMB)three days earlier-0.65%final price
Ishares Tr (EMB)five days earlier-0.15%final price
Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf (EMLC)three days earlier-0.61%final price
Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf (EMLC)five days earlier-0.22%final price
Ishares Msci Brazil Etf (EWZ)three days earlier-0.34%final price
Ishares Msci Brazil Etf (EWZ)five days earlier+2.70%final price
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A (ITUB)three days earlier-1.51%final price
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A (ITUB)five days earlier+1.24%final price
Nu Holdings (NU)three days earlier-2.96%final price
Nu Holdings (NU)five days earlier+0.67%final price
Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR)three days earlier+7.96%final price
Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR)five days earlier+11.68%final price

Who gains and who loses around Ishares Msci Brazil Etf (EWZ)

Companies carried with this story

  • EWZ Ishares Msci Brazil Etf

    For “Brazil's central bank ends run of rate cuts after Lula election win,” Ishares Msci Brazil Etf (EWZ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Brazil ETF holds stocks listed in Brazil, which this story is about (“brazil”)

  • CEW Wisdomtree Tr

    Wisdomtree Tr (CEW) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 4 Nov 2026 story “Brazil's central bank ends run of rate cuts after Lula election win.” Reason on file: WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund holds emerging-market currencies, which move on news like this from Brazil

  • EMB Ishares Tr

    For “Brazil's central bank ends run of rate cuts after Lula election win,” Ishares Tr (EMB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF holds emerging-market government bonds, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Brazil

  • EMLC Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf

    In “Brazil's central bank ends run of rate cuts after Lula election win,” Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf (EMLC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF holds emerging-market bonds in local currencies, which move with rate and currency news like this from Brazil

  • EEM Ishares Tr

    For “Brazil's central bank ends run of rate cuts after Lula election win,” Ishares Tr (EEM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is a broad fund of emerging-market stocks that includes Brazil

  • PBR Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro

    For “Brazil's central bank ends run of rate cuts after Lula election win,” Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (crude petroleum and natural gas) is one of the largest Brazil-based companies traded in the US, so news about Brazil (“brazil”) reaches its shares

  • ITUB Itau Unibanco Holding S.A

    In “Brazil's central bank ends run of rate cuts after Lula election win,” Itau Unibanco Holding S.A (ITUB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A (state commercial banks) is one of the largest Brazil-based companies traded in the US, so news about Brazil (“brazil”) reaches its shares

  • NU Nu Holdings

    Nu Holdings (NU) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 4 Nov 2026 story “Brazil's central bank ends run of rate cuts after Lula election win.” Reason on file: Nu Holdings (finance services) is one of the largest Brazil-based companies traded in the US, so news about Brazil (“brazil”) reaches its shares

Ishares Msci Brazil Etf (EWZ)

Ishares Msci Brazil Etf (EWZ) is the company in “Brazil's central bank ends run of rate cuts after Lula election win,” the 4 Nov 2026 this story story.

The link for Ishares Msci Brazil Etf (EWZ) is this: iShares MSCI Brazil ETF holds stocks listed in Brazil, which this story is about (“brazil”)

Wisdomtree Tr (CEW) is here too. Its reason reads: WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund holds emerging-market currencies, which move on news like this from Brazil

Price levels for Ishares Msci Brazil Etf (EWZ)

EMB traded between 90.23 and 91.35 across 6 sessions. The latest close on file is 91.26. EWZ traded between 31.40 and 43.77 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 31.74.

How strong the case is around Ishares Msci Brazil Etf (EWZ)

69 out of 100

“Brazil's central bank ends run of rate cuts after Lula election win” scores 69 out of 100. The score uses 4 sources, and 8 linked companies.