# Three Catalysts Pressuring Emerging Markets | Exchange Rates UK

> 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.

- Date: 2018-05-09 · published 2018-05-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12777-three-catalysts-pressuring-emerging-markets-exchange-rates-uk
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDBRL: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2018-05-18 | 5 | +4.3% | 2.8 | 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. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2020-03-19 | [Why the U.S. dollar’s relentless rally is causing pain for emerging markets - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7018-why-the-u-s-dollar-s-relentless-rally-is-causing-pain-for-emerging-markets.md) | -1.1% | +2.8% |
| 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 | 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 | 2026-08-28 | [Emerging Markets-Colombian peso heads for worst week in three years on fiscal fears - ILF News \| Rallies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18166-emerging-markets-colombian-peso-heads-for-worst-week-in-three-years-on-fiscal.md) | -1.2% | +0.4% |
| USDBRL | 2020-03-19 | [Emerging Markets Are in the Fastest Collapse in a Generation - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11018-emerging-markets-are-in-the-fastest-collapse-in-a-generation-bloomberg.md) | -1.1% | +2.8% |
| DXY | 2026-02-06 | [DXY surges: Pressure on domestic exchange rates and impact on export markets.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20922-dxy-surges-pressure-on-domestic-exchange-rates-and-impact-on-export-markets.md) | -0.8% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2019-09-24 | [Rates In US Continue To Put Upwards Pressure On The US Dollar \| Exchange Rates UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57274-rates-in-us-continue-to-put-upwards-pressure-on-the-us-dollar-exchange-rates-uk.md) | +0.6% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2024-05-30 | [Emerging Asian Markets Face Pressure Amid Rising US Yields - Finimize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30569-emerging-asian-markets-face-pressure-amid-rising-us-yields-finimize.md) | +0.3% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- exchangerates.org.uk: https://www.exchangerates.org.uk/news/21587/three-catalysts-pressuring-emerging-markets.html

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