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Latin American stocks and currencies fell on Monday as the US dollar strengthened after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh said recent data did not show a change in the US inflation trend and the Fed had more work to do. Traders added to bets on a September US rate hike, and the dollar rose 0.4% to a more than one-week high.
Colombia's peso dropped 1.56% and the MSCI LatAm index fell 1.06%.
A stronger dollar and higher US rate expectations tend to weaken emerging-market currencies, raising the local-currency cost of dollar-priced feed imports and pressuring Latin American buyers' margins. The effect on grain and meal prices is indirect and modest.
rallies.aiRallies AIAug 28, 2026After 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.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 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.
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.
