
The Mexican peso fell despite a Mexican central bank rate hike, as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the central bank could tighten policy relatively soon. Bets on a December US rate hike weighed on Brazil's stock market and the Colombian peso.
Expectations of a Fed hike strengthen the dollar and pressure Latin American currencies, which raises the local cost of imported feed inputs and can weigh on dollar-denominated grain prices.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
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.