Reuters

* MSCI Latam stocks, currency indexes at over 1-mth highs * Brazil cut priced in, tightening cycle seen in 2020- Analyst * Higher metal prices support Chilean assets By Ambar Warrick Dec 11 (Reuters) - Brazilian assets firmed on Wednesday on expectations the country's central bank will cut the benchmark Selic interest rate to a record low 4.5%, while Latin American stocks hit the highest in more than a month on hopes for U.S.-China trade talks. "Until we see some confirmation, I think we'll see people getting a bit more nervous as that deadline nears," said William Jackson, chief emerging markets economist at Capital Economics in London. Brazil stocks rose while the real rose against the dollar to its strongest level in more than a month.