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Latin American currencies fell as the Mexican peso slid 0.3% to about 20 per dollar, reaching a two-year low. Pressure came from Mexican judicial reform, the expected resignation of a Supreme Court justice, and US election risk.
The Brazilian real, Chilean peso, Colombian peso and Peruvian sol also weakened, and MSCI's Latin American stock index fell 1%.
A weaker peso and regional currency weakness raise the local-currency cost of imported US feed grains and meal across Latin America. Broader regional risk-off sentiment can pressure buyers' purchasing power.
finimize.comFinimize NewsroomOct 30, 2024Not 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.
