# Latam FX higher against soft dollar, Brazil real snaps 3-day losing streak | Financial Post

> Latin American currencies gained against a softer dollar on Thursday, and the Brazilian real snapped a three-day losing streak, rising 0.3%. The move followed Brazil's government unveiling 13 measures to ease consumer credit access and reduce costs in capital and insurance markets. The Mexican peso and Colombian peso also rose modestly, and the dollar index drifted 0.1% lower.

- Date: 2023-04-20 · published 2023-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Latin America · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36623-latam-fx-higher-against-soft-dollar-brazil-real-snaps-3-day-losing-streak
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md), [Mexican Peso (MXN per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMXN.md), [Colombian Peso (COP per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCOP.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar and a firmer real make Brazilian exports and Latin American producer currencies more attractive, which can slow farmer selling of soy and corn and support dollar prices for feed ingredients. The effect on feed prices is modest, since the move is small and driven mostly by credit policy.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDBRL: bearish ▼
- USDCOP: bearish ▼
- USDMXN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2021-05-27 | [Brazilian real leads gains among Latam FX \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47313-brazilian-real-leads-gains-among-latam-fx-financial-post.md) | -4.3% | -7.3% |
| USDBRL | 2022-05-19 | [Brazilian real leads Latam currencies higher on China lockdown easing \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41606-brazilian-real-leads-latam-currencies-higher-on-china-lockdown-easing-financial.md) | -2.5% | +1.6% |
| USDBRL | 2022-06-29 | [Fed rate hike bets hit Latam assets; Brazil's real jumps \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41148-fed-rate-hike-bets-hit-latam-assets-brazil-s-real-jumps-financial-post.md) | +3.9% | +0.8% |
| USDBRL | 2021-05-27 | [Brazil real up; Most Latam FX pressured by rising U.S. bond yields \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47312-brazil-real-up-most-latam-fx-pressured-by-rising-u-s-bond-yields-financial-post.md) | -4.3% | -7.3% |
| USDBRL | 2023-04-11 | [Latam FX at 5-year high as dollar dips ahead of U.S. inflation data \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36626-latam-fx-at-5-year-high-as-dollar-dips-ahead-of-u-s-inflation-data-financial.md) | -2.7% | -1.8% |
| DXY | 2023-02-01 | [Latam FX rises against softer dollar, Vale weighs on Brazil's Bovespa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37614-latam-fx-rises-against-softer-dollar-vale-weighs-on-brazil-s-bovespa.md) | +1.1% | +1.4% |
| DXY | 2023-04-11 | [Latam FX at 5-year high as dollar dips ahead of U.S. inflation data \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36626-latam-fx-at-5-year-high-as-dollar-dips-ahead-of-u-s-inflation-data-financial.md) | -0.4% | -1.0% |
| DXY | 2023-02-13 | [EMERGING MARKETS-Brazilian real leads Latam FX higher as dollar slips \| Kitco News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37527-emerging-markets-brazilian-real-leads-latam-fx-higher-as-dollar-slips-kitco-news.md) | +0.3% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/latam-fx-higher-against-soft-dollar-brazil-real-snaps-3-day-losing-streak

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