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Latin American currencies rose against a weaker dollar ahead of the Federal Reserve's rate decision, with Chile's peso up 0.3% and Mexico's peso up 0.5%. Brazilian stocks fell sharply, led by losses at miner Vale.
Investors were pricing a 25 basis point Fed hike and betting on an end to rate increases soon.
A softer dollar tends to support Latin American currencies, which can make Brazilian and Argentine soybean and corn exports less competitive in dollar terms and weigh on export prices. The effect on feed markets is limited and indirect.
reuters.comBansari Mayur KamdarFeb 1, 2023After 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.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
