We present a detailed survey of changes in the reserve requirement system in Brazil and analyze the system's main functions and goals during the period from 1994 to 2012. We identify four different subperiods with respect to the use of this policy tool. In the first subperiod, from july 1994 to...

We present a detailed survey of changes in the reserve requirement system in Brazil and analyze the system's main functions and goals during the period from 1994 to 2012. We identify four different subperiods with respect to the use of this policy tool. In the first subperiod, from july 1994 to...

This paper deals with the financial statements of Central Banks. The starting point is the analysis of their balance sheets, which reveal their strong connections, on the one hand, with the National Treasuries; on the other hand, with the financial firms. The balance sheets reveal, besides the...

This paper deals with the financial statements of Central Banks. The starting point is the analysis of their balance sheets, which reveal their strong connections, on the one hand, with the National Treasuries; on the other hand, with the financial firms. The balance sheets reveal, besides the...

The article discusses, based in the theory of Central Bank independence and in the process of formation of the Brazilian monetary authority, the autonomy de facto of BCB inside the State and in face to civil society. Although it is not formally independent, for not disposing of the exclusive...

The article discusses, based in the theory of Central Bank independence and in the process of formation of the Brazilian monetary authority, the autonomy "de facto" of BCB inside the State and in face to civil society. Although it is not formally independent, for not disposing of the exclusive...

Portuguese Abstract: Visando incrementar a integração nacional às finanças globais, as autoridades regulatórias brasileiras têm progressivamente absorvido normas harmonizadas que afetam diretamente a arquitetura do mercado financeiro interno. O Comitê da Basiléia iniciou seus trabalhos...

Foi prometido que Portugal, ao pertencer à Zona Euro, iria convergir rapidamente com os restantes países da UE e que teria taxas de juro muito baixas. No entanto, uma década de descontrolo económico levaram o país para uma situação de taxas de juro proibitivamente elevadas o que tem um...

Portuguese Abstract: Depois de reduzir as taxas inflacionárias e compor um lastro em reservas cambiais para dar segurança às movimentações do comércio exterior brasileiro, em termos macroeconômicos, a redução da taxa de juros SELIC é a mais importante aquisição recente da economia...

The aim of this paper is to analyze, empirically, the relationship between the Central Bank’s reaction, also known as Taylor Rule, and the Brazilian public debt. The article is justified once the majority of the researches regarding the Brazilian reaction function doesn’t model the public...