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Latin American currencies firmed against a weaker dollar on Monday, with Colombia's peso rising 0.6% to six-week highs ahead of a central bank meeting. Citi does not expect a rate discussion but will watch for talk on using about $2.8 billion of IMF special drawing rights, and Carrasquilla was appointed to the central bank board.
Currency moves in Colombia and Brazil affect the cost of imported feed ingredients and the competitiveness of local meat and feed producers, though the effect on grain and oilseed prices is indirect.
brecorder.comReutersAug 30, 2021Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), 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.
