A forex outlook says USD/BRL may strengthen on expectations that US rates stay high for longer, along with political risk from President Lula's comments on 2024 budget targets. It also flags possible Brazilian central bank hawkishness and Chinese data as offsetting factors.
A firmer dollar against the BRL makes Brazilian soybean and corn exports cheaper in dollar terms, which can support export flows and weigh on US export prices.
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.
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.