BRASILIA, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Brazil's federal public
debt rose 1.85% in November from the previous month, Treasury
data showed on Thursday, amid a sharp increase in bond yields
driven by fiscal concerns.
The total debt stock reached 7.204 trillion reais ($1.17
trillion), impacted by substantial interest costs and net
issuance during the month.
Year-to-date, the federal public debt has grown 10.49%,
adding 683.8 billion reais.
The government unveiled a fiscal package at the end of
November that disappointed investors, triggering a significant
sell-off in Brazilian assets and fueling a spiraling
depreciation of the currency in Latin America's largest economy.
Reflecting higher risk premiums seen by investors,
Brazilian 5-year inflation-linked bonds were trading at real
yields above 7% by late November, compared to 5.2% at the end of
last year.
The average cost of domestic issuance increased to 10.86%
per year in November, from 10.78% in October.
The Treasury's liquidity reserve, designed to provide
flexibility in debt management during market volatility, rose
4.09% in nominal terms to 856.1 billion reais in November,
enough to cover 7.25 months of obligations.
($1 = 6.1708 reais)