Brazil exported more than it imported in the third week of October. Ministry of Industry Data, Foreign Trade and Services show that there was a $ 709 million surplus in the period. With this result, the trade balance was positive at US $ 1.87 billion in the month.

Number of subscribers increased by 70.8% in 12 months and reached 973,894 in September. Southeast concentrates most investors

The sale of government bonds to individuals through the Treasury Direct program totaled R $ 1.4 billion in September. According to the National Treasury, the program reached 973,894 registered last month - an increase of 70.8% over the past 12 months.

From January to September, 83,646 apprentices were inserted; Holy Spirit was the state with the largest number of contracts, with 4,581

From January to September this year, 83,646 apprentices were inserted 14-24 years throughout the country due to the supervision of the Ministry of Labor.The age group with the highest placement was 16 to 18 years with 49 700 hired apprentices.

The Price Index Broad Consumer - 15 (IPCA-15), a preview of the official indicator of inflation, slowed to 0.19%

Prior to the official inflation, the Consumer Price Index - 15 (IPCA-15), closed on October 0.19% -  the lowest rate for the month since 2009, when it hit 0.18%. Food and beverages, household items and personal expenses were cheaper in the period and influenced the outcome.

The National Confederation of Industry (CNI) said that the first reduction in the Selic rate (basic interest rates) in four years, paves the way for the return of consumption and investment in the country.

In a statement, the organization said that the fall of 0.25 percentage point, determined by the Central Bank Monetary Policy Committee (Copom), marks the beginning of interest rate cuts cycle that the country needs to get out of recession.

Petrobras, one of the largest publicly traded companies in the country, has taken on a strong path of recovery. In the year, the company's preferred shares rose more than 160%. The market value of the company jumped nearly R $ 70 billion in January to R $ 242 billion.

For the first time since August 2012, the Central Bank reduced the basic interest rate (Selic). According to astatement released on Wednesday (19), the institution decided to pass the rate of 14.25% to 14% per year .

The IRS and the Attorney General of Finance published, on Tuesday (18) in the Official Gazette of the Union,  joint decree  establishing the creation of groups that will act to combat fraud, the administrative collection and tax execution ( Gaefis).

The IRS and the Attorney General of Finance published, on Tuesday (18) in the Official Gazette of the Union, a joint decree  establishing the creation of groups that will act to combat fraud, the administrative collection and tax execution ( Gaefis).

The new policy on pricing by Petrobras is positive for the company and increases transparency for investors.For finance professor Marcos Melo, IBMEC-DF, the state hit by adopting a basic logic to follow the price of oil in the international market. Thus, investors now have a clearer perception of the company's future.

The Brazilian increasingly seen credibility in government bonds from the federal government. The Treasury Direct program, created to allow small investors also make savings through investments in government debt, showed 44,900 new registrations in August.

With the performance period, the total number of registered investors in the program reached 930,196 at the end of the month, representing an increase of 68.4% over the last twelve months.