Latin American currencies rallied on June 24 after weak U.S. labor data eased concerns about near-term Federal Reserve tightening. The Mexican peso rose about 0.7% ahead of a central bank decision expected to hold rates, while Brazil's real gained 0.6% and Chile's peso rose 1%.
Weaker U.S. data softens the dollar, which supports Latin American currencies and can make dollar-priced commodity imports cheaper for regional buyers, though the effect on grain prices is modest.
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.
After 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.
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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.