# Latin American currencies trade mixed amid dollar strength and expectations of Fed rate hike

> Major Latin American currencies traded mixed on Thursday as the dollar held near a 19-month high reached the previous day. Markets priced an 89% probability of a 25 basis point Fed hike in December after US inflation data pushed short-term Treasury yields higher.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T18:10:53.234Z
- Category: macro · region Latin America · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95871-latin-american-currencies-trade-mixed-amid-dollar-strength-and-expectations-of
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger dollar and expected US rate hikes tighten financial conditions for emerging markets and can weigh on commodity-exporter currencies, which lowers the local-currency cost of imported feed and can pressure farm-export prices in dollar terms.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-06-24 | [US dollar strengthens to 13-month high on Fed rate hike expectations \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11985-us-dollar-strengthens-to-13-month-high-on-fed-rate-hike-expectations-reuters.md) | -0.1% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2022-07-29 | [The strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the Latin American currencies - Latinoamérica 21](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40785-the-strengthening-of-the-u-s-dollar-against-the-latin-american-currencies.md) | -0.2% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2022-10-31 | [Dollar gains on Fed rate hike expectations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39325-dollar-gains-on-fed-rate-hike-expectations.md) | -0.1% | -2.8% |
| DXY | 2024-09-16 | [US dollar strengthens ahead of expected Fed rate cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28508-us-dollar-strengthens-ahead-of-expected-fed-rate-cut.md) | -0.2% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2023-05-23 | [Dollar Strengthens Broadly on Fed Rate Expectations \| The Epoch Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36139-dollar-strengthens-broadly-on-fed-rate-expectations-the-epoch-times.md) | +0.4% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- elnuevoherald.com: https://www.elnuevoherald.com/noticias/estados-unidos/article318046027.html

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