
The Colombian peso was heading for its worst week in three years on fiscal concerns, falling 1.5% on the day to 3,198.78 per dollar. Latin American equities and currencies weakened as the dollar rose after Fed Chair Warsh's Jackson Hole remarks on fighting inflation.
A weaker peso and Brazilian real raise the local cost of imported feed ingredients for Latin American buyers, while a firmer dollar tends to pressure dollar-denominated grain and meal prices.
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.
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.