Real falls on intervention speculation

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Source: Bloomberg
The Brazilian Real dropped to a 1-week low on speculation the nation's central bank will intervene to weaken the Real outweighed bets officials will take steps to support the global economy. The Real lost 0.4% to 2.0238, the lowest level since August 14.
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