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The Peruvian sol closed lower against the US dollar on Friday, with the exchange rate at S/ 3.626 per dollar versus S/ 3.633 on Wednesday, as Thursday was a holiday in Peru. The dollar has fallen about 4.75% so far this year.
Most Latin American currencies gained after weaker-than-expected US consumer spending data raised hopes of a pause in Federal Reserve rate hikes.
A softer dollar and stronger Latin American currencies can lower the local-currency cost of dollar-priced grain and feed imports, modestly supporting import demand. The effect on feed commodity prices is limited and mostly indirect.
archyde.comAlexandra Hartman Editor-in-ChiefJun 30, 2023Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
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.
