
Brazil's real hit a two-year low against the dollar while Latin American peers gained. The currency slide followed a major truckers' strike and rising concern over October elections, with a poll showing right-wing and leftist candidates leading.
Investors also reacted to increased state intervention at Petrobras.
A weaker real makes Brazilian soybeans, corn and meal cheaper in dollar terms, which can encourage exports and weigh on US and global prices. Political uncertainty also raises the risk of further currency swings.
과거 상승 거시 이벤트 301건 이후, 브라질 헤알 (USD당 BRL)은 5거래일 동안 중앙값 +0.4% 변동(상승 57%; 중간 50% 범위 -1.2%~+1.7%), 20거래일 동안 +1.0%.
각 품목 벤치마크의 이벤트 직전 종가 대비 변동. 과거 수치는 같은 유형의 과거 이벤트를 합산한 것으로, 일어난 일을 설명할 뿐 앞으로 일어날 일이 아닙니다. 투자 자문이 아닙니다.
Two-year low on truckers' strike aftermath, election uncertainty and Petrobras intervention worries drove domestic risk premium higher, weakening the real.
Election uncertainty, the truckers' strike aftermath and Petrobras intervention worries hit sentiment and set up the real's slide to a two-year low.