# Latam FX on fragile footing after coronavirus shock, downside risks linger | Financial Post

> A Reuters poll of 23 Mexican peso strategists and 25 Brazilian real strategists, taken May 4-6, 2020, expects both currencies to stay near end-April levels over the next month. The forecasts are about 24.29 pesos and 5.45 reais per US dollar, after the currencies suffered heavy losses over two months from the pandemic.

- Date: 2020-05-07 · published 2020-05-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Latin America · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53338-latam-fx-on-fragile-footing-after-coronavirus-shock-downside-risks-linger
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md), [Mexican Peso (MXN per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMXN.md)

## Why it matters

The poll points to stable Latin American currencies, so it gives little reason for a sharp change in the dollar cost of Brazilian or Mexican grain and meal exports. Downside risks from the pandemic and ratings downgrades remain, which could change that outlook.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: neutral
- USDMXN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2021-07-01 | [Latam FX fall on virus worries; Brazil's real down 1% \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46264-latam-fx-fall-on-virus-worries-brazil-s-real-down-1-financial-post.md) | +4.5% | +0.8% |
| USDBRL | 2020-10-29 | [Latam FX steadies after selloff; Oil-linked currencies slide \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50919-latam-fx-steadies-after-selloff-oil-linked-currencies-slide-financial-post.md) | -1.5% | -6.3% |
| USDBRL | 2022-01-27 | [Strong dollar hits Latam FX, Russian assets rise \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43348-strong-dollar-hits-latam-fx-russian-assets-rise-financial-post.md) | -2.9% | -5.7% |
| USDBRL | 2020-10-20 | [Colombia's peso leads rise among Latam FX after approving 2021 budget \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50918-colombia-s-peso-leads-rise-among-latam-fx-after-approving-2021-budget-financial.md) | +0.6% | -4.3% |
| USDBRL | 2020-09-04 | [Brazil's real slips against firmer dollar, Wall St slide hits Latam stocks \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51311-brazil-s-real-slips-against-firmer-dollar-wall-st-slide-hits-latam-stocks.md) | -0.1% | +7.1% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/latam-fx-on-fragile-footing-after-coronavirus-shock-downside-risks-linger

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