
The Chilean peso appreciated 1.33% against the dollar, helped by lower oil prices and Chile's decision to raise weekly dollar sales from US$600 million to US$1,000 million. The Paraguayan guarani fell 3.15% after the state intervention in Ueno Bank.
Lower crude prices ease costs for oil-importing Latin American economies, while the guarani's slide reflects local banking stress rather than feed supply. Currency moves mainly affect the purchasing power of regional feed importers.
After 565 past bearish macro events, WTI moved a median -1.4% over 5 sessions (41% higher; middle half -5.9% to +3.0%), and -0.5% 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.