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The real's depreciation against the dollar during the period brought the company a noncash accounting loss of $2.9 billion, which ate into the gains of an otherwise-strong quarterly performance, the company said in a statement.

Vale's Profit Falls 18%, as Stronger Dollar Boosts Debt Diana Kinch 2011

Brazil's economic boom dates from early 2003, when President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva decided to stop the real's crash.

Weak Dollar, Weak Economy David Malpass 2011

Some Brazilian manufacturers have suffered with the real's strength, losing the ability to compete on the international market or facing a flood of cheaper imports at home.

Brazil's Petrobras To Remain Net Oil Exporter Jeff Fick 2011

The real's rise has become a local concern because it makes local manufacturers less competitive, and may contribute to the formation of real estate and other asset bubbles.

Brazil's Real Falls After Bank Acts Rogerio Jelmayer 2011

NEW YORK—The Brazilian real's swoon against the dollar is sending ripples through corporate earnings world-wide.

Weaker Brazilian Real Sways Corporate Earnings Chana R. Schoenberger 2011

Billions of dollars of interventions by the central bank in recent weeks haven't slowed the real's rise.

Brazil's Surging Currency Figures in Election John Lyons 2010

Anxiety over the currency has reached such a height that a column in the major Brazilian daily O Estado recently warned of "de-industrialization" - what may happen if local factories can no longer compete with foreign imports made cheaper in Brazil by the real's climb against the dollar.

Brazil's Surging Currency Figures in Election John Lyons 2010

The currency climbed through a key barrier of 1.60 per dollar Thursday, a day after Mr. Mantega unveiled the latest in a string of controls designed to slow the real's climb.

Brazil Gives In to Surging Currency John Lyons 2011

But the real's strength is also caused by Brazilian policies that are likely to become flashpoints of debate in the next government.

Brazil's Surging Currency Figures in Election John Lyons 2010

The real's 16% plunge in September is one of the most dramatic moves any currency has made in an especially volatile month for foreign-exchange markets.

Weaker Brazilian Real Sways Corporate Earnings Chana R. Schoenberger 2011