Funds on longest streak betting against Brazil’s real in almost a year – CFTC
Funds and speculators on U.S. futures markets increased their bearish bets against the Brazilian real for a fifth week in...
February 12, 2021Topic
Brazilian Real
Dollar Soars as Real Sees Largest First-week Slump in Eighteen Years
The reduction of global uncertainty with Joe Biden's victory in the U.S. elections and the beginning of approval of vaccines...
January 11, 2021 Reuters Poll: Brazil Real Projected to Remain Steady in Near Term Amid Vaccination Questions
Brazil’s real will likely stay on pause in coming weeks around the mid-point of its recent wide trading range, as...
January 8, 2021
Brazil’s Real Leads Latin American FX Losses on Virus Fears
Brazil's real led losses across Latin American currencies on Tuesday January 5th, as a mix of weak economic data and...
January 5, 2021
Analysts Say Brazilian Real/US Dollar Rate in 2021 Will Hinge on Fiscal Measures
The Brazilian real recovered strongly in recent weeks, from around R$5.60 to close to R$5.00. Banks, international consultancies and local...
December 29, 2020
Inflation Spikes to 0.86 Percent in October, Highest for Month Since 2002
Driven by the hike in food prices and airline tickets, the National Broad Consumer Price Index (IPCA), considered the country's...
November 7, 2020
Dollar Exchange Rate Surges in Brazil But Central Bank Remains Calm
This week the exchange rate between the Brazilian real and the US dollar surged, with the Brazilian currency falling by...
November 21, 2019
Brazilian Real Devalues Further Despite Central Bank Intervention
Not even the auctions announced by Brazil’s Central Bank (BC) on Friday night, after markets had closed, managed to hold...
May 21, 2019
With Depreciation of Currency, Brazilians Spend Less Abroad
The uncertainties of the new administration as well as the appreciation of the U.S. dollar in relation to the Brazilian...
December 24, 2018