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Latin American currencies face uncertainty after Mexico's election results and Brazil's president comments on fiscal consolidation. The Mexican peso has depreciated, with USD/MXN up over 3% in a week, while the Brazilian real has also weakened in the second half of August despite expected Fed rate cuts.
Weaker Mexican and Brazilian currencies make their grain, meal and feed imports costlier in local terms and shift export competitiveness, influencing demand for US corn and soymeal in the region.
euromoney.comPaul GoldenAug 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.
