# Dollar Rises Against Emerging-Market Currencies  - WSJ

> The US dollar rose 1.9% against the South African rand, 1.5% against the Mexican peso and 0.5% against the Brazilian real. It also gained against a broad range of other emerging-market currencies.

- Date: 2018-08-15 · published 2018-08-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12515-dollar-rises-against-emerging-market-currencies-wsj
- Commodities: [South African Rand (ZAR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDZAR.md), [Mexican Peso (MXN per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMXN.md), [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger dollar against emerging-market currencies makes US commodity exports more expensive for importers in those countries, which can weigh on US grain and meal prices. Weaker local currencies in Brazil and Mexico can also make their exports more competitive.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: bullish ▲
- USDMXN: bullish ▲
- USDZAR: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2018-10-04 | [Soaring US dollar threatens trouble for emerging markets \| Currencies \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62719-soaring-us-dollar-threatens-trouble-for-emerging-markets-currencies-the-guardian.md) | -3.1% | -4.7% |
| USDBRL | 2022-07-29 | [The strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the Latin American currencies - Latinoamérica 21](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40785-the-strengthening-of-the-u-s-dollar-against-the-latin-american-currencies.md) | +0.0% | -1.9% |
| USDBRL | 2023-09-28 | [Emerging currencies slump, on brink of erasing 2023 gains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34323-emerging-currencies-slump-on-brink-of-erasing-2023-gains.md) | +1.6% | -1.0% |
| USDBRL | 2018-02-02 | [Signs of Firming U.S. Inflation Put Emerging Market Currencies Under Pressure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66723-signs-of-firming-u-s-inflation-put-emerging-market-currencies-under-pressure.md) | +3.7% | +2.5% |
| USDBRL | 2018-06-06 | [Brazilian currency drops against the US dollar \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5378-brazilian-currency-drops-against-the-us-dollar-ap-news.md) | -2.7% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/articles/dollar-rises-against-emerging-market-currencies-1534356648

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