EMERGING MARKETS-Brazil real eases as less swap roller signaled
March 02, 2015 at 09:00 AM EST
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 2 (Reuters) - The Brazilian real weakened slightly on Monday after the central bank signaled it was reducing the rollover pace of currency swaps while other Latin American currencies were supported by China's decision to cut interest rates over the weekend. The real lost 0.3 percent after Brazilian policymakers signaled on Friday they would roll over about 80 percent of the currency swaps that expire in April. Those swaps are derivative contracts that provide inve