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FocusEconomics reports the Brazilian real reached its strongest level since March 2020, trading at 4.59 per USD on April 4 and 4.70 on April 8, and is the world's best-performing currency in 2022. The rally is attributed to a commodity price boom and high interest rates, with the SELIC rate at 11.75%.
A strong real raises the dollar price of Brazilian exports such as soybeans, sugar and iron ore, which tightens export competitiveness and supports global prices.
focus-economics.comBy: FocusEconomicsApr 8, 2022After 213 past bearish macro events, Brazilian Real (BRL per USD) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (46% higher; middle half -1.5% to +0.9%), and +0.2% over 20.
After 123 past bullish macro events, Soybeans moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -1.0% to +1.8%), and -0.4% 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.
