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Brazil's central bank director says rates will be adjusted as needed after March - REUTERS
BRASILIA, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank is convinced that monetary policy is more restrictive than normal given its guidance for an upcoming interest rate hike, and will adjust it as needed going forward, its monetary policy director, Nilton David, said on Friday.
After beginning a tightening cycle in September, the central bank of Latin America's largest economy has raised its benchmark Selic rate by 275 basis points to 13.25%, and signaled late last month that it would hike it again by 100 basis points in March