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Brazil's central bank raised its key interest rate by 75 basis points and signaled even larger increases as inflation forecasts rise. The real gained the most among emerging-market currencies and approached a one-year high.
Higher Brazilian rates strengthen the real, which can reduce the cost of imported inputs but also make Brazilian grain exports pricier abroad. The effect on feed commodity prices is modest.
bloomberg.comMaria Eloisa CapurroJun 16, 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.
