Selic and Interest Rates"

In brfinance: Access to Brazilian Macroeconomic and Financial Time Series

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get_selic_rate()

Downloads the daily SELIC rate series from Central Bank of Brazil.

Parameters

• start_year: Starting year (e.g., 2020)
• end_year: Ending year (e.g., 2024)
• language: Column names language - "eng" (default) or "pt"

Usage

library(brfinance)

# English version
selic_eng <- get_selic_rate(2020, 2024)
head(selic_eng)

# Portuguese version  
selic_pt <- get_selic_rate(2020, 2024, language = "pt")
head(selic_pt)

plot_selic_rate()

Creates a time series plot of SELIC rate.

Parameters

• data: Data from get_selic_rate()
• language: Plot labels language - "eng" (default) or "pt"

Usage

# Get data
selic_data <- get_selic_rate(2020, 2024)

# Create plot
selic_plot <- plot_selic_rate(selic_data, language = "eng")
print(selic_plot)

# Portuguese version
selic_data_pt <- get_selic_rate(2000,2005, language = "pt")

selic_plot_pt <- plot_selic_rate(selic_data_pt, language = "pt")
print(selic_plot_pt)

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