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Rising bets on a Trump victory in the U.S. presidential election have pushed emerging-market currencies lower, especially the Brazilian real, Mexican peso, Colombian peso and Chilean peso. The real touched R$5.73 per dollar, up 4.59% for the month, and one-month implied volatility has spiked.
Tariff threats on Mexico and China would disrupt U.S. agricultural export flows and could shift demand toward Brazil. A weaker real makes Brazilian grain and meal cheaper, adding pressure to global feed prices.
valorinternational.globo.comArthur CagliariOct 23, 2024After 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.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
