# The strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the Latin American currencies - Latinoamérica 21

> An analysis describes how the stronger U.S. dollar, driven by Federal Reserve tightening, has pressured Latin American currencies through capital outflows. It notes the dollar reached near parity with the euro and that local political tensions have weakened regional currencies.

- Date: 2022-07-29 · published 2022-07-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Latin America · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40785-the-strengthening-of-the-u-s-dollar-against-the-latin-american-currencies
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md), [Colombian Peso (COP per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCOP.md)

## Why it matters

Broad dollar strength raises import costs for Latin American feed buyers and can dampen dollar-denominated commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDBRL: bullish ▲
- USDCOP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2021-12-09 | [Strong dollar weighs on Latin American currencies \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43821-strong-dollar-weighs-on-latin-american-currencies-financial-post.md) | +0.8% | -0.3% |
| DXY | 2023-11-16 | [The Impact of the Strong U.S. Dollar on Asian Currencies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12030-the-impact-of-the-strong-u-s-dollar-on-asian-currencies.md) | -0.3% | -1.2% |
| DXY | 2024-10-25 | [US dollar forecast to continue strengthening against dong](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28167-us-dollar-forecast-to-continue-strengthening-against-dong.md) | +0.2% | +2.4% |
| DXY | 2018-08-07 | [Ringgit to remain weaker as US dollar strengthens against most currencies \| Borneo Post Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63779-ringgit-to-remain-weaker-as-us-dollar-strengthens-against-most-currencies.md) | +1.4% | +1.4% |
| DXY | 2018-08-13 | [Broad basket of currencies losing ground against dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9470-broad-basket-of-currencies-losing-ground-against-dollar.md) | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| USDBRL | 2021-12-09 | [Strong dollar weighs on Latin American currencies \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43821-strong-dollar-weighs-on-latin-american-currencies-financial-post.md) | +3.1% | +1.5% |
| USDBRL | 2018-08-15 | [Dollar Rises Against Emerging-Market Currencies  - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12515-dollar-rises-against-emerging-market-currencies-wsj.md) | +2.8% | +6.5% |
| USDBRL | 2018-06-06 | [Brazilian currency drops against the US dollar \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5378-brazilian-currency-drops-against-the-us-dollar-ap-news.md) | -2.7% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- latinoamerica21.com: https://latinoamerica21.com/en/the-strengthening-of-the-u-s-dollar-against-the-latin-american-currencies/

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