“But inflation rates are not yet pleasing (the market). The latest inflation number was still bad and expectations for 2012 are getting worse,” Ricardo Denadai, an economist with Santander Asset Management, said.
The bank projects an economic expansion of 3.5% while economists believe the economy will grow 3%.
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Max Chen contributed to this article.