
Credit Suisse and most analysts expected the Banco Central do Brasil to raise its policy rate by 100bps at its August 4 meeting. Credit Suisse said a hawkish stance with forward guidance for further 100bps hikes would support the real.
It kept a near-term USD/BRL target of 5.00 and flagged political and fiscal risks.
Expected aggressive rate hikes widen Brazil's carry advantage and tend to strengthen the real, which lowers the local-currency cost of dollar-priced feed imports. A stronger real can also encourage Brazilian exporters to sell grain more slowly.
Na 213 eerdere neerwaarts macro-gebeurtenissen bewoog Braziliaanse real (BRL per USD) zich mediaan -0,2% over 5 sessies (46% hoger; middelste helft -1,5% tot +0,9%), en +0,2% over 20.
Bewegingen van de benchmark van elke grondstof sinds de laatste slotkoers vóór de gebeurtenis. Historische waarden bundelen eerdere gebeurtenissen van hetzelfde soort; ze beschrijven wat er gebeurde, niet wat zal gebeuren. Geen beleggingsadvies.