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Brazil's real hit six-month lows and Brazilian stocks fell 3.4% after lawmakers signaled openness to a welfare program that could breach the spending ceiling. The central bank intervened in the spot currency market for the first time since March.
Fiscal worries weaken the real, which can make Brazilian grain and meal exports cheaper and more competitive on world markets. Higher inflation and slower growth also affect domestic feed demand.
reuters.comAmbar WarrickOct 19, 2021After 301 past bullish macro events, Brazilian Real (BRL per USD) 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.
