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Most Latin American currencies fell ahead of key central bank decisions, with Colombia's peso down 1% on lower crude prices and Mexico's peso down 0.9% to a six-week low. Brazil's real gained 0.5% on doubts about near-term rate cuts, while Venezuelan bonds fell after disputed election results.
Currency weakness in Mexico and Colombia raises the local cost of imported feed ingredients, which can slow buying. Brazil's firmer real makes its soybean and corn exports less competitive in dollar terms.
finimize.comFinimize NewsroomJul 29, 2024Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 213 past bearish macro events, Brazilian Real (BRL per USD) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (46% higher; middle half -1.5% to +0.9%), and +0.2% 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.
