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Brazil's central bank sold $1 billion in FX swaps to counter the real's decline, which reversed the dollar-real rate from above 4.38 to 4.33 at the close. Economy Minister Paulo Guedes had said a weak currency is good for everybody, and reserves have fallen by $23 billion during 2019.
A weaker real supports Brazilian export competitiveness for soybeans and corn, while the intervention's limited effect suggests the currency pressure may persist and keep Brazilian feed exports cheap.
brazilian.reportGustavo RibeiroFeb 14, 2020After 92 past neutral macro events, Brazilian Real (BRL per USD) moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (58% higher; middle half -0.7% to +1.4%), and +0.4% 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.
