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MUFG expects the Brazilian real to keep appreciating near term after it rose from 5.2212 to 5.0131 per dollar in June, with USD/BRL forecast to end 2021 at 5.10. Brazil's Central Bank has raised the Selic rate by 225 bps this year and is expected to lift it further to a neutral 6.50%.
A forecast stronger real and higher domestic rates make Brazilian export sellers less eager to sell dollar-priced commodities, which can tighten export supply and support prices.
octaafrica.netJul 5, 2021After 213 past bearish macro events, Brazilian Real (BRL per USD) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (46% higher; middle half -1.5% to +0.9%), and +0.2% 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.
