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Emerging market currencies are under pressure from rising US Treasury yields, a stronger US dollar, and the collapse of the Argentine peso. The Brazilian real has fallen over 13% from its February highs, and the Iran nuclear deal's breakdown has added to the strain.
A stronger dollar raises the local-currency cost of dollar-denominated debt and draws capital out of emerging markets, which weakens Brazilian demand and currency support for feed commodities priced in dollars.
exchangerates.org.ukFrançois AuréMay 9, 2018After 301 past bullish macro events, Brazilian Real (BRL per USD) moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (57% higher; middle half -1.2% to +1.7%), and +1.0% over 20.
After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
Identifies the drivers of EM currency pressure (rising US yields, a stronger dollar, the Argentine peso collapse and Iran deal tensions) that began before the window and fed into real weakness.
