Most Latin American currencies up ahead of central bank policy decisions

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.

• Jul 29, 2024Latin American Currencies Tumble Ahead Of Key Central Bank Decisions - Finimize+1.4%
• Dec 5, 2019Latin America’s Currencies Are Back From the Brink of Collapse - Bloomberg-1.7%
• Sep 12, 2022Latam currencies rally as dollar weakens ahead of U.S. inflation data+2.6%
• Jan 27, 2017Latin American currencies strengthen after weak U.S. GDP data | El Universal-2.0%
• Jun 24, 2021Latam FX cheers weak U.S. data; Mexican central bank awaited | Financial Post+1.1%

After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% over 20.

• Aug 30, 2023EMERGING MARKETS-Latin American currencies up on weaker dollar; Brazil's real lags on rate-cut speculation+1.3%
• Sep 12, 2022Latam currencies rally as dollar weakens ahead of U.S. inflation data+0.9%
• Aug 1, 2026Japan intervenes to prop up yen ahead of BOJ policy decision, source says-0.5%
• Jul 30, 2026Latin American Currencies Rose As The Dollar Softened - Finimize-1.2%
• Jun 24, 2021Latam FX cheers weak U.S. data; Mexican central bank awaited | Financial Post+0.2%