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Latin American currencies weakened against the dollar on March 1 after U.S. inflation and factory data supported the greenback, though the dollar gave back some gains during Fed Chair Jerome Powell's Senate testimony. Regional stocks rose 0.58% after a February drop of over 4%, the largest monthly fall since November 2016.
A firmer dollar and weaker Latin American currencies can make South American feed grains and meal cheaper for dollar buyers, while rate-hike expectations add pressure on emerging market currencies. The effect on feed prices is indirect and modest.
reuters.comMar 1, 2018After 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.
After 301 past bullish macro events, Brazilian Real (BRL per USD) moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (57% higher; middle half -1.2% to +1.7%), and +1.0% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
