BRASILIA, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank on
Wednesday held interest rates steady at a fourth straight policy
meeting, while signaling a more cautious stance due to fiscal
risks in its first policy decision since the inauguration of
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
The bank's rate-setting committee, known as Copom, left its
Selic benchmark interest rate at 13.75%, as expected by all 30
economists in a Reuters poll.
(Reporting by Marcela Ayres
Editing by Brad Haynes)
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