Selic and Interest Rates

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)
#>         date    value value_annualized
#> 1 2020-01-02 0.017089         4.400116
#> 2 2020-01-03 0.017089         4.400116
#> 3 2020-01-06 0.017089         4.400116
#> 4 2020-01-07 0.017089         4.400116
#> 5 2020-01-08 0.017089         4.400116
#> 6 2020-01-09 0.017089         4.400116

# Portuguese version  
selic_pt <- get_selic_rate(2020, 2024, language = "pt")
head(selic_pt)
#>         date    value value_annualized
#> 1 2020-01-02 0.017089         4.400116
#> 2 2020-01-03 0.017089         4.400116
#> 3 2020-01-06 0.017089         4.400116
#> 4 2020-01-07 0.017089         4.400116
#> 5 2020-01-08 0.017089         4.400116
#> 6 2020-01-09 0.017089         4.400116

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)