
The Brazilian real traded sideways midweek as investors anticipated further central bank rate hikes after mid-month CPI rose 0.89% in August, above forecasts. Annualized inflation climbed to 9.3%.
Consumer confidence eased slightly as analysts linked uncertainty to the Delta variant.
Higher inflation makes additional BCB tightening more likely, which supports BRL carry, but fiscal and political risks limit the currency's upside. For feed buyers, a firmer real tends to slow Brazilian export selling of soy and corn, a modest offset to dollar-driven prices.
Tras 92 eventos neutral de macro pasados, Real brasileño (BRL por USD) se movió una mediana de +0,4 % en 5 sesiones (58% al alza; mitad central entre -0,7 % y +1,4 %), y +0,4 % en 20.
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