# Latam FX falls as U.S. inflation optimism fizzles out | Financial Post

> Latin American currencies fell on Tuesday after US inflation data came in softer than expected, leaving the Fed's next move uncertain. The regional currency index fell 0.5% and Brazil's real dropped 0.6% against the dollar. Politics around Bolsonaro and the Supreme Court also weighed on the real.

- Date: 2021-09-14 · published 2021-09-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Latam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45291-latam-fx-falls-as-u-s-inflation-optimism-fizzles-out-financial-post
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

Brazil's weaker real and political risk push up the local cost of its soy and corn exports, which can support dollar export prices. Softer US inflation data can ease dollar strength over time.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2022-09-13 | [Latam FX slump as hot U.S. inflation sends dollar soaring \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39796-latam-fx-slump-as-hot-u-s-inflation-sends-dollar-soaring-financial-post.md) | +0.4% | +1.1% |
| USDBRL | 2023-05-31 | [Brazil's real leads fall in Latam FX, Chile's peso down as copper output drops \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36145-brazil-s-real-leads-fall-in-latam-fx-chile-s-peso-down-as-copper-output-drops.md) | -3.0% | -4.3% |
| USDBRL | 2022-12-14 | [Latam FX slides ahead of U.S. Fed decision, unrest in Peru weighs \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38512-latam-fx-slides-ahead-of-u-s-fed-decision-unrest-in-peru-weighs-financial-post.md) | -1.3% | -3.0% |
| USDBRL | 2020-10-29 | [Latam FX fails to shake off virus, election worries \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50920-latam-fx-fails-to-shake-off-virus-election-worries-financial-post.md) | -1.5% | -6.3% |
| USDBRL | 2021-01-29 | [Brazil's real lags Latam FX on a barrage of weak data \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49383-brazil-s-real-lags-latam-fx-on-a-barrage-of-weak-data-financial-post.md) | +0.5% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/latam-fx-falls-as-u-s-inflation-optimism-fizzles-out

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