# Stellar Brazil Bond Trade Closing Fast

> Brazil's central bank cut its benchmark Selic rate by 75 basis points to 12.25% on Wednesday, in line with market consensus. It was the fourth consecutive cut, bringing rates down from 14.25%. The iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) fell on the news.

- Date: 2017-02-23 · published 2017-02-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72691-stellar-brazil-bond-trade-closing-fast
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Brazilian interest rates reduce the appeal of local-currency assets and can weaken the real, which tends to make Brazilian exports such as soybeans and meal cheaper in dollar terms and more competitive.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2025-02-19 | [Brazilian Real Weighed by Trade Fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26258-brazilian-real-weighed-by-trade-fears.md) | +1.4% | -0.3% |
| USDBRL | 2024-05-14 | [Brazil sees second-largest dollar outflow ever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30477-brazil-sees-second-largest-dollar-outflow-ever.md) | -1.2% | +3.7% |
| USDBRL | 2025-12-01 | [Dollar closes higher against the real, bucking the trend abroad \| Brasil 247](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8062-dollar-closes-higher-against-the-real-bucking-the-trend-abroad-brasil-247.md) | +1.3% | +4.5% |
| USDBRL | 2020-03-12 | [Brazil ups FX intervention, pledges to ease bond market strains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6394-brazil-ups-fx-intervention-pledges-to-ease-bond-market-strains.md) | +9.2% | +10.4% |
| USDBRL | 2019-05-14 | [Brazil's Real slides past 4.00 to the US dollar as China/US trade dispute escalates — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59265-brazil-s-real-slides-past-4-00-to-the-us-dollar-as-china-us-trade-dispute.md) | +3.4% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- forbes.com: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/02/23/stellar-brazil-bond-trade-closing-fast/

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