Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Brazil's Real Strengthens as Growth Prospects Fuel Dollar Inflows Outlook

(Bloomberg) -- Brazil's real gained to near its six-
year high on bets that high premiums offered on local assets and
growing exports will attract more dollars.

``Brazil is still an excellent trade for portfolio
investments because of our interest rates,'' said Ian Cao, who
manages about 3 billion reais ($1.6 billion) in assets as a
fixed-income manager at Rio de Janeiro-based Icatu Hartford.
``On a more macro side, we'll continue to have very strong trade
surplus because of high commodity prices.''


Read more at Bloomberg Currencies News

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