Francisco Andrade

The market was really thin throughout the afternoon, with a continuation of profit-taking from yesterday, but then U.S. markets came read more

The market was really thin throughout the afternoon, with a continuation of profit-taking from yesterday, but then U.S. markets came back and capital flowed in.

Argentina could be the next market to be attacked and since the Argentine market is so close to Brazil, that read more

Argentina could be the next market to be attacked and since the Argentine market is so close to Brazil, that could bring trouble for us. Brazil still needs foreign financing this year...so we need the flow of foreign funds to continue.

It's recovering a little bit abroad (today). But, the outlook is for more U.S. losses ... so we have space read more

It's recovering a little bit abroad (today). But, the outlook is for more U.S. losses ... so we have space to fall further.

That's all priced in; we hope that the trade data may take the real and the bourse higher this week.

That's all priced in; we hope that the trade data may take the real and the bourse higher this week.

The global atmosphere is still unclear and the local picture is also generating some tensions. The near-term outlook for the read more

The global atmosphere is still unclear and the local picture is also generating some tensions. The near-term outlook for the market is not good.