# FX Weekly Summary (Brazil Issue)

> The Brazilian real ended the week of December 10 lower at 5.614 per dollar, down 1.1% on the week and up 8.1% for the year. The dollar index closed near 96.1, with markets unsettled by the Omicron variant and high inflation data. Upcoming events included the FOMC decision, Copom minutes and Brazil's inflation report.

- Date: 2021-12-10 · published 2021-12-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43825-fx-weekly-summary-brazil-issue
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer real reduces the cost of Brazilian soybean and corn exports in dollar terms, which can weigh on international feed prices, while a stronger dollar tends to support Brazilian export competitiveness and pressure US-priced commodities.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral
- USDBRL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2021-11-12 | [FX Weekly Summary (Brazil Issue)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44257-fx-weekly-summary-brazil-issue.md) | +1.4% | +2.3% |
| USDBRL | 2022-08-05 | [FX Weekly Summary (Brazil Issue)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40233-fx-weekly-summary-brazil-issue.md) | -1.5% | +0.1% |
| USDBRL | 2024-03-25 | [FX Weekly Overview (Brazil Issue)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31429-fx-weekly-overview-brazil-issue.md) | +0.6% | +4.5% |
| USDBRL | 2025-05-26 | [FX Weekly Overview (Brazil Issue)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24894-fx-weekly-overview-brazil-issue.md) | +0.3% | -3.3% |
| USDBRL | 2026-09-21 | [FX Weekly Overview (Brazil Issue)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17669-fx-weekly-overview-brazil-issue.md) | +0.6% | -2.0% |
| DXY | 2024-03-25 | [FX Weekly Overview (Brazil Issue)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31429-fx-weekly-overview-brazil-issue.md) | -0.1% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2025-04-28 | [FX Weekly Overview (Brazil Issue)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25313-fx-weekly-overview-brazil-issue.md) | -0.3% | -1.2% |
| DXY | 2025-03-31 | [FX Weekly Overview (Brazil Issue)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25803-fx-weekly-overview-brazil-issue.md) | -0.5% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- stonex.com: https://www.stonex.com/en/insights/fx-weekly-summary-brazil-issue-2021-12-13/

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