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A surging dollar pressured Latin American currencies on December 9, with Chile's peso and Brazil's real each sliding about 1%. Mexico's peso slipped 0.3% after annual inflation accelerated to 7.37% in November.
Brazil's central bank had raised its key rate by 150 basis points to 9.25%.
A stronger dollar and weaker Brazilian real raise the local-currency cost of imported feed ingredients and grains for Brazil and Mexico. Mexico's inflation also points to tighter policy and slower demand.
financialpost.comReutersDec 9, 2021
reuters.comSusan MathewDec 9, 2021Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 2,356 past bullish macro events, DXY moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.
After 301 past bullish macro events, USDBRL 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.
