
Latin American stocks and most currencies retreated from recent highs after Federal Reserve comments implied a long road to recovery from the coronavirus crisis. The Fed projected a 6.5% GDP decline this year and signaled years of continued monetary support.
Risk appetite weakened as investors reassessed the pace of economic recovery.
Weaker risk appetite tends to push EM currencies lower against the dollar, raising the cost of dollar-linked imports such as feed ingredients for Latam buyers. The effect on grain and meal prices is indirect.
Tras 301 eventos alcista de macro pasados, Real brasileño (BRL por USD) se movió una mediana de +0,4 % en 5 sesiones (57% al alza; mitad central entre -1,2 % y +1,7 %), y +1,0 % en 20.
Variaciones de la referencia de cada materia prima desde el último cierre antes del evento. Las lecturas históricas agrupan eventos pasados del mismo tipo; describen lo ocurrido, no lo que ocurrirá. No es asesoramiento de inversión.
Fed's cautious outlook on June 10 (6.5% GDP decline, prolonged stimulus) cut risk appetite and weakened EM currencies including the real, a sentiment channel that could contribute to a sharp BRL move.