# Brazil real weakens for fourth day as Trump concern boosts U.S. yields

> The Brazilian real fell for a fourth straight session on Thursday. Investors worried that Donald Trump's pledged infrastructure spending and tax cuts could raise U.S. inflation and push the Federal Reserve toward tighter policy, which lifted U.S. yields.

- Date: 2016-11-14 · published 2016-11-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9711-brazil-real-weakens-for-fourth-day-as-trump-concern-boosts-u-s-yields
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher U.S. yields and a stronger dollar weaken emerging-market currencies, which raises the real cost of dollar-priced grain and meal imports for Brazilian feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- USDBRL: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2016-11-16 | 5 | +7.5% | 3.5 | Fourth straight day of real weakness as expectations of Trump's fiscal stimulus lifted US yields and Fed tightening bets, strengthening the dollar. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2024-11-12 | [Brazil’s real weakens, interest rates climb under Trump effect](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27618-brazil-s-real-weakens-interest-rates-climb-under-trump-effect.md) | -0.6% | +4.7% |
| USDBRL | 2026-08-28 | [Brazilian Real Weakens as Fed Hike Bets Rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18106-brazilian-real-weakens-as-fed-hike-bets-rise.md) | -1.2% | +0.4% |
| USDBRL | 2024-01-23 | [Brazil's real weakens past 5.00 per dollar for 1st time since November](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32323-brazil-s-real-weakens-past-5-00-per-dollar-for-1st-time-since-november.md) | -0.8% | -1.0% |
| USDBRL | 2024-10-23 | [Market braces for pressure on Brazilian real as Trump’s chances rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28085-market-braces-for-pressure-on-brazilian-real-as-trump-s-chances-rise.md) | +0.6% | +1.4% |
| USDBRL | 2021-10-19 | [Brazil's real slumps on fiscal concerns, Petrobras slides](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44780-brazil-s-real-slumps-on-fiscal-concerns-petrobras-slides.md) | +1.4% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/brazil-forex-idUSL1N1DF0EK/?feedName=usDollarRpt&feedType=RSS

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