Brazil"s Soverign Credit Rating From Stable To Positive BRASILIA, May 24 (BERNAMA-NNN-MERCOPRESS) - United States Standard & Poor"s credit rating and financial services company said it had revised outlook on Brazil"s sovereign credit rating to "positive" from "stable," citing the prospect for steady, long-term economic growth. Bernama May 24 03:47am
Brazil Foreign Debt Outlook Raised to Positive by S&P Brazil’s foreign debt rating outlook was boosted to positive by Standard & Poor’s, which cited strengthening prospects for long-term economic growth. BusinessWeek May 23 04:25pm
Brazil debates weakening forest protection law Brazilian legislators are pushing to resume debate Tuesday on changes to an environmental law that watchdog groups warn will speed destruction of the Amazon rain forest. AP via Yahoo! Finance May 23 11:00pm
Latin American Markets: Brazil stocks decline on global recovery worries Stocks in Brazil and other major Latin American markets fall Monday, with equities worldwide hit by economic slowdown worries stemming from fears that Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis is worsening. Market Watch May 23 11:16am
Brazil"s New Middle Class Goes on a Spree As the economy booms, newly prosperous shantytown residents buy on installment and pile on the debt. The government is worried about the prospect of defaults BusinessWeek May 16 10:59pm
Brazil to Create Finance Stability Committee to Evaluate System-Wide Risks Brazil’s central bank created a committee to evaluate risks to the financial system after a fraud investigation of Banco Panamericano SA last year raised investor concerns about the strength of the country’s mid-sized lenders. Bloomberg May 18 03:08pm
