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Colombia's central bank said it is not concerned after the US dollar broke through COP3,000 earlier in the week as investors moved to safe-haven US currency. The peso's decline followed a broader selloff triggered by the Turkish lira's sharp drop and US-China trade tensions.
The central bank said it will let the exchange rate float and sees no danger to the economy at present.
A weaker peso and stronger dollar make US exports pricier for Colombian buyers and can shift feed import costs in Latin America, while a firm dollar generally pressures US dollar-denominated grain prices.
colombiareports.comAdriaan AlsemaAug 15, 2018Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
