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The Brazilian real slid 1.1% against the dollar after April manufacturing PMI fell to 44.3 and the Bovespa dropped 2.4%. Brazil's central bank was expected to hold rates at 13.75% and signal possible easing later in the year.
This is a currency and equity move driven by weak activity data and rate expectations, with little direct effect on feed commodity balances.
kitco.comMay 2, 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.
