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Brazil's central bank sold US$787 million in the spot market on Friday after the dollar topped 5.80 reais for the first time since May. This followed a US$1 billion sale on Wednesday.
The interventions followed fiscal concerns and the central bank's pledge to keep rates at record lows.
A weaker real makes Brazilian soy, corn and meat exports cheaper in dollar terms, which can pressure global feed prices, while the intervention signals the currency is near its all-time low.
en.mercopress.comOct 31, 2020After 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.
