# Brazilian Real, Other LatAm Currencies Rise After Trump Comments - 21.07.2018, Sputnik International

> Rabobank reports Brazilian assets rallied the previous week, with country risk falling to a two-month low, the Ibovespa up 2.6% and the real the top performer among 35 major currencies at 3.78 per dollar. It cut its 2018 GDP forecast to 1.3% because of the truckers' strike and says slow activity keeps inflation constructive.

- Date: 2018-07-21 · published 2018-07-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64236-brazilian-real-other-latam-currencies-rise-after-trump-comments-21-07-2018
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger real makes Brazilian commodity exports more expensive in dollar terms, a modest support factor for global grain and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2022-05-19 | [Brazilian real leads Latam currencies higher on China lockdown easing \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41606-brazilian-real-leads-latam-currencies-higher-on-china-lockdown-easing-financial.md) | -2.5% | +1.6% |
| USDBRL | 2025-12-30 | [Brazilian Real Rebounds After Labor Data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21715-brazilian-real-rebounds-after-labor-data.md) | -3.7% | -6.6% |
| USDBRL | 2025-08-28 | [Brazilian stocks power Latam stocks to over one-year peak; currencies edge up — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23529-brazilian-stocks-power-latam-stocks-to-over-one-year-peak-currencies-edge-up.md) | +0.6% | -1.7% |
| USDBRL | 2018-05-22 | [Folha de S.Paulo - Internacional - En - Business - US Dollar Closes below R$ 3.70 after Major Intervention by Brazilian Central Bank - 22/05/2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9715-folha-de-s-paulo-internacional-en-business-us-dollar-closes-below-r-3-70-after.md) | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| USDBRL | 2018-08-30 | [Brazilian Real: BRL To Rise As Risk Environment Improves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63751-brazilian-real-brl-to-rise-as-risk-environment-improves.md) | +0.6% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- sputnikglobe.com: https://sputnikglobe.com/20180721/brazil-latin-american-real-currency-1066576335.html

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