# Real up as Brazil, U.S. reinforce trade ties; China data lifts mood | Financial Post

> The Brazilian real rose about 1% on Monday after Brazil and the United States agreed on three steps to ease trade and investment and combat corruption. Other regional currencies also gained after China's third-quarter GDP beat expectations. Brazil's economy minister said the economy would shrink 4% this year.

- Date: 2020-10-19 · published 2020-10-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50837-real-up-as-brazil-u-s-reinforce-trade-ties-china-data-lifts-mood-financial-post
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer real raises the dollar cost of Brazilian feed ingredients and exports, and closer US-Brazil trade ties may support future trade flows, though the effect on feed prices is modest.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2025-03-06 | [Brazilian real strengthens as U.S. signals softer tariff stance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25806-brazilian-real-strengthens-as-u-s-signals-softer-tariff-stance.md) | +0.2% | -1.8% |
| USDBRL | 2018-10-29 | [China & Brazil: Currencies on Diverging Paths?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62740-china-and-brazil-currencies-on-diverging-paths.md) | +0.7% | +6.1% |
| USDBRL | 2025-10-13 | [Dollar falls against the real on a day of adjustments after Trump tones down his rhetoric on China \| Brasil 247](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22635-dollar-falls-against-the-real-on-a-day-of-adjustments-after-trump-tones-down.md) | -2.1% | -3.0% |
| USDBRL | 2025-04-03 | [Brazilian Real at Over 5-Month Highs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6027-brazilian-real-at-over-5-month-highs.md) | +6.2% | -0.7% |
| USDBRL | 2025-04-03 | [Brazil may emerge as winner from sweeping US tariffs, economists say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6026-brazil-may-emerge-as-winner-from-sweeping-us-tariffs-economists-say-reuters.md) | +6.2% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/real-up-as-brazil-u-s-reinforce-trade-ties-china-data-lifts-mood

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