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Brazil's real led Latin American currency losses after lower-than-expected inflation and concerns about stretched fiscal spending. The government confirmed a fresh round of cash transfers, raising fears of breaching the spending cap, while the central bank may hike rates.
Fiscal stimulus and a weaker real can shift Brazil's export pricing for soy and corn, but the effect on feed prices is indirect and modest.
brecorder.comReutersFeb 9, 2021After 301 past bullish macro events, Brazilian Real (BRL per USD) moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (57% higher; middle half -1.2% to +1.7%), and +1.0% 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.
