
The Brazilian real weakened as much as 2% to 3.78 per dollar, its weakest since March 2016, as a global emerging market selloff led investors to unwind bets on stronger EM currencies. The currency fell for a sixth straight day despite increased central bank intervention, and had lost 11.3% since the start of the year.
Rising US bond yields, driven by expectations of Fed rate hikes, were pulling capital out of higher-yielding emerging markets.
A weaker real lowers the dollar cost of Brazilian soybeans, corn and meal, which tends to pressure world feed grain and meal prices while encouraging Brazilian export selling. Feed importers may benefit from cheaper Brazilian origin, but volatility adds hedging costs.
После 301 прошлых событий (события «макро»: бычий) Бразильский реал (BRL за USD) в среднем изменился на +0,4 % за 5 сессий (57% вверх; средняя половина от -1,2 % до +1,7 %) и на +1,0 % за 20.
Изменения бенчмарка каждого товара относительно последнего закрытия до события. Исторические данные объединяют прошлые события того же типа; они описывают случившееся, а не то, что произойдёт. Не является инвестиционной рекомендацией.
Directly describes the real's slump to 3.78 per dollar on 2018-05-18 for a sixth straight day despite central bank intervention, as an EM selloff and rising US yields drove capital out, which is the move in question.