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Jair Bolsonaro was elected Brazil's president, and the real has rallied nearly 14% from its mid-September low to new highs. ING's Brazil economist expects the currency to stay supported for a few months, with USD/BRL possibly reaching 3.50, while noting reforms face a difficult passage through Congress.
The bank also highlights the dollar's continued strength on short-term investor positioning.
Currency moves in Brazil affect the competitiveness of Brazilian soy, corn and meal exports, and a firmer real can marginally lift dollar-denominated export prices for those products.
think.ing.comChris TurnerOct 29, 2018After 213 past bearish macro events, Brazilian Real (BRL per USD) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (46% higher; middle half -1.5% to +0.9%), and +0.2% over 20.
After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), 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.
