{
  "id": 14111402,
  "title": "Selic Cut Bets Reach 86.5% as Brazil Awaits Focus | Morning Call, Oct 13",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/selic-cut-bets-reach-86-5-as-brazil-awaits-focus-morning-call-oct-13",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-13T03:32:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazils-financial-morning-call-for-tuesday-october-13-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tuesday's B3 reopening will be influenced by a domestic survey and a policy prediction. Traders expect the central bank to maintain easing efforts, with Selic, Brazil's benchmark rate, currently at 13.75% after a September decrease. Market pricing indicates an 86.5% chance of another 25-basis-point cut in early November. The first test of this comes at 08:30 BRT when the central bank releases its Focus survey of professional forecasts. If inflation expectations decrease and the projected Selic path softens, rate-sensitive Brazilian shares and the real could potentially receive a boost from local investors before the 10:00 bell. August retail sales are expected to post a consensus of +0.8%. No Brazilian earnings releases or corporate events are scheduled for today, leaving interest rates as the primary driver. The Ibovespa closed at 209,066.90 points on Friday, up 1.38%.",
  "summary": "Brazil's morning call: B3 reopens after Monday's holiday, the Focus survey lands at 08:30 BRT and traders price an 86.5% chance of a Selic cut. The post Selic Cut Bets Reach 86.5% as Brazil Awaits Focus | Morning Call, Oct 13 appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}