<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Raphael Almeida - ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Raphael Almeida - ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AV5LMHvjiRk/raphael-almeida</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Raphael Almeida - </title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AV5LMHvjiRk/raphael-almeida</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2025 03:54:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2025 BLOOMBERG L.P. 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Brazil&apos;s lower house and Senate will elect new leaders Saturday, with each poised to pick centrist lawmakers from parties with uneasy relationships with the leftist government.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emerging Assets Surge on Risk Rally Fueled by Bleak US Data]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-05/emerging-market-assets-extend-gains-as-korean-rally-continues</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-05/emerging-market-assets-extend-gains-as-korean-rally-continues</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kelsey Butler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 09:39:32 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iaCag2jzkhno/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iaCag2jzkhno/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The rising Kospi and Korea Value-up indices displayed at the Korea Exchange in Seoul, on June 4.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emerging-Market Currencies Led by Korean Won Gain After US Data]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-04/emerging-stocks-gain-on-global-optimism-as-korea-leads-rally</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-04/emerging-stocks-gain-on-global-optimism-as-korea-leads-rally</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kelsey Butler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:52:14 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iVhiwcyivibg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iVhiwcyivibg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The rising Kospi and Kosdaq indices displayed at the Korea Exchange in Seoul, on June 4.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolsonaro’s Plan to Stage a Trumpian Comeback Might Save Lula’s Presidency]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-02/bolsonaro-brazil-prison-successor-lula-2026-presidential-election-opponent</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-02/bolsonaro-brazil-prison-successor-lula-2026-presidential-election-opponent</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Carvalho]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i5PEqgpBuGJc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i5PEqgpBuGJc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Jair Bolsonaro</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil ETF Lures Investors as Interest Rate Cycle Nears a Peak]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-27/emerging-market-etfs-end-winning-streak-fall-22-5-mln</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-27/emerging-market-etfs-end-winning-streak-fall-22-5-mln</guid><category><![CDATA[personal-finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leda Alvim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 10:00:21 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/inZBICcgp9hY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/inZBICcgp9hY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The financial district in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. Brazil&apos;s central bank raised its interest rate by a quarter-point and said more hikes are coming on resilient growth and inflation expectations, moving in the opposite direction of the Federal Reserve and regional peers.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emerging Market ETFs See Fourth Consecutive Week of Inflows]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-19/emerging-market-etfs-rise-for-4th-week-in-4-84-bln-streak</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-19/emerging-market-etfs-rise-for-4th-week-in-4-84-bln-streak</guid><category><![CDATA[personal-finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leda Alvim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 10:00:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emerging FX Jumps as Moody’s Downgrade Undermines the Dollar]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-19/romania-s-leu-leads-gains-in-emerging-market-fx-on-vote-result</link><guid 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Pulled]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-15/banco-do-brasil-withdraws-profit-forecast-on-agriculture-loans</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-15/banco-do-brasil-withdraws-profit-forecast-on-agriculture-loans</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Raphael Almeida]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 23:11:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil Stocks Hit Record as Traders See Local Rates Peaking]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-08/brazil-stocks-hit-record-as-traders-see-local-rates-peaking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-08/brazil-stocks-hit-record-as-traders-see-local-rates-peaking</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leda Alvim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 17:34:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s Lula Says He Doesn’t Want to Choose Between China and US in Trade 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The world&apos;s largest rainforest, Brazil&apos;s Amazon, is burning at a record rate, according to data from the National Institute of Space Research that intensified domestic and international scrutiny of President Jair Bolsonaro&apos;s environmental policies.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bezos-Backed Bank Targets Brazil’s Crypto, Tech Firms]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-12/bezos-backed-bank-startup-targets-brazilian-crypto-businesses</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-12/bezos-backed-bank-startup-targets-brazilian-crypto-businesses</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Raphael Almeida]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ihA8nb77K0OA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ihA8nb77K0OA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Rafael Stark Source: Stark Bank</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record $57 Billion Outflow Hits Battered Brazil Hedge Funds]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-16/investors-pull-record-57-billion-from-brazil-hedge-funds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-16/investors-pull-record-57-billion-from-brazil-hedge-funds</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Felipe Saturnino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 12:01:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foreigners Keep Dumping Brazil Stocks After $290 Billion Rout]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-08/foreigners-keep-dumping-brazil-stocks-after-290-billion-rout</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-08/foreigners-keep-dumping-brazil-stocks-after-290-billion-rout</guid><category><![CDATA[personal-finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Raphael Almeida]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:24:56 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYv_otZcs_yU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYv_otZcs_yU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Concerns around the nation’s swelling budget deficit have taken a toll on inflation expectations. </media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lula Returns to Work as Congress Weighs Spending Cut Plans]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-16/lula-returns-to-work-as-congress-weighs-his-spending-cut-plans</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-16/lula-returns-to-work-as-congress-weighs-his-spending-cut-plans</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simone Iglesias]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:52:50 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iQgo3pZQCXO4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iQgo3pZQCXO4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva</media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>