Loading…
Brazil's central bank made its first spot-market intervention since March to support the real after it nearly hit a six-month low. The move followed reports of an expanded welfare program, with part of its cost placed outside the constitutional spending cap.
Central bank support limits real weakness, which reduces the export price advantage for Brazilian grain and meal. Fiscal expansion also raises inflation and rate risk for Brazil's economy.
financialpost.comReutersOct 19, 2021After 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.
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.
