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The Brazilian real fell 0.8% to its lowest level in two months intraday as investors bet on rate cuts after inflation fell and the central bank faced political pressure from President Lula. Chile's peso dropped 0.7% after copper output fell 1.1% year-on-year in April and copper prices slid.
These are currency and metals moves with little direct effect on feed grain or protein supply and demand, though a weaker real can make Brazilian soybean meal and corn exports more competitive.
financialpost.comReutersMay 31, 2023After 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.
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.
