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Galípolo argued in 2017 that rate decisions should consider public debt
Gabriel Galípolo argued in 2017 that rate decisions should account for public debt in an article published that year.
He is now the president of Brazil’s Central Bank.
The argument was that decisions about interest rates can have negative effects on public debt.
Central banks set interest rates, while public debt is money owed by the government.
Galípolo’s position highlights a possible cost of interest-rate decisions for government finances.
The available information does not say whether he has proposed any next steps.
Gabriel Galípolo argued in a 2017 article that interest-rate decisions should take account of their effects on public debt.
He said interest rates can have a negative impact on public debt.
Galípolo is the president of Brazil’s Central Bank, according to UOL.
- Who
- Gabriel Galípolo, president of Brazil’s Central Bank.
- What
- He argued that interest-rate decisions should consider their impact on public debt.
- When
- In 2017.
- Where
- In an article. The article’s publication venue is not stated.
- Why
- He said interest rates can have a negative impact on public debt.
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- Author
- Gabriel Galípolo
- Year
- 2017
- Issue
- The impact of interest rates on public debt
- Role
- President of Brazil’s Central Bank