# Dollar kicks off the week with a 0.33% hike - ANBA News Agency

> The Brazilian real closed Monday at BRL 3.73 per US dollar, a 0.33% rise for the dollar, after falling 1.48% the previous week. The Bovespa stock index rose 0.51% to 80,275 points.

- Date: 2018-07-30 · published 2018-07-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64231-dollar-kicks-off-the-week-with-a-0-33-hike-anba-news-agency
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker real makes Brazilian soybean, corn and meal exports cheaper in dollar terms, which can support Brazilian export competitiveness and weigh modestly on US prices for competing origins.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2018-06-29 | [Dollar gained 17% in first half - ANBA News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64738-dollar-gained-17-in-first-half-anba-news-agency.md) | +1.3% | -3.7% |
| USDBRL | 2018-06-14 | [Dollar sees sharpest spike in 13 months - ANBA News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64741-dollar-sees-sharpest-spike-in-13-months-anba-news-agency.md) | +0.6% | +3.7% |
| USDBRL | 2018-08-22 | [Dollar enters sixth day on upward streak - ANBA News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12513-dollar-enters-sixth-day-on-upward-streak-anba-news-agency.md) | +3.3% | +3.0% |
| USDBRL | 2018-08-13 | [Turkish crisis drives up dollar in Brazil - ANBA News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9469-turkish-crisis-drives-up-dollar-in-brazil-anba-news-agency.md) | +2.2% | +6.6% |
| USDBRL | 2018-06-06 | [Brazilian currency drops against the US dollar \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5378-brazilian-currency-drops-against-the-us-dollar-ap-news.md) | -2.7% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- anba.com.br: https://anba.com.br/en/dollar-kicks-off-week-0-33-hike/

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