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Latin American currencies were set for their worst week in six months as the dollar rallied after a hot US inflation print on April 10 dampened hopes for a June Fed rate cut. The MSCI Latam currency index fell 1.1% on the day and was on track to end the week 1.4% lower.
Mexico's peso dropped 1.6% against the dollar, heading for its worst weekly performance of 2024.
A stronger dollar and a weaker peso raise the local-currency cost of imported feed ingredients for Mexico and other Latin American buyers. Higher US rates for longer also tighten financing conditions across the region.
financefundsupdate.comMilyeApr 12, 2024After 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.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
