# Brazil currency hits record low amid ongoing fiscal woes

> The real closed at 6.09 per dollar, a record low, with year-to-date depreciation erasing about a fifth of its value. Interest rate futures rose on bets the central bank will hike rates by 125 basis points in January.

- Date: 2024-12-16 · published 2024-12-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27145-brazil-currency-hits-record-low-amid-ongoing-fiscal-woes
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Expected rate hikes support the real but signal fiscal stress, and the weaker currency keeps Brazilian feed exports price-competitive.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- USDBRL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2020-03-16 | [Brazil: Stocks dive, currency closes at new record low - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11020-brazil-stocks-dive-currency-closes-at-new-record-low-the-business-times.md) | +5.0% | +7.2% |
| USDBRL | 2024-11-11 | [Brazil's currency weakens amid government delays in announcing new fiscal measures \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27614-brazil-s-currency-weakens-amid-government-delays-in-announcing-new-fiscal.md) | -0.6% | +4.7% |
| USDBRL | 2024-12-18 | [Brazil's real hits record low as markets eye govt spending \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27143-brazil-s-real-hits-record-low-as-markets-eye-govt-spending-reuters.md) | +1.3% | -1.1% |
| USDBRL | 2024-11-28 | [BRL: Real hits four year low on fiscal concerns – ING — Elev8](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27616-brl-real-hits-four-year-low-on-fiscal-concerns-ing-elev8.md) | +1.7% | +5.6% |
| USDBRL | 2024-08-30 | [Brazil Real Swings on Fiscal Woes, Central Bank Interventions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29017-brazil-real-swings-on-fiscal-woes-central-bank-interventions.md) | -0.8% | -3.6% |
| SBM | 2024-11-11 | [Brazil's currency weakens amid government delays in announcing new fiscal measures \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27614-brazil-s-currency-weakens-amid-government-delays-in-announcing-new-fiscal.md) | -1.9% | -4.2% |
| SBM | 2024-12-18 | [Brazil's real hits record low as markets eye govt spending \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27143-brazil-s-real-hits-record-low-as-markets-eye-govt-spending-reuters.md) | +1.6% | +2.5% |
| SBM | 2024-11-28 | [BRL: Real hits four year low on fiscal concerns – ING — Elev8](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27616-brl-real-hits-four-year-low-on-fiscal-concerns-ing-elev8.md) | -1.3% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/lula-slams-interest-rate-levels-the-only-thing-wrong-with-brazil-2024-12-16/

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