Don't blame Brazil

ARTICLE - In an article in the Financial Times on Tuesday, George Soros suggests that the market's reaction to the IMF's $30bn rescue package in Brazil shows that a new approach is needed.

The International Monetary Fund's $30bn (£20bn) rescue package for Brazil was larger than expected, and should have brought relief to the markets. But it did not. After an initial rally, bond interest rates have settled at levels incompatible with long-term solvency.

The country's benchmark C bonds yield about

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