In line with the international market, the dollar exceeded R $ 5.70 again, after the US Central Bank meeting was released. The stock exchange fell almost 1% and returned to 127 thousand points.
The commercial dollar ended this Wednesday (19) sold at R $ 5,726, with a increase of R $ 0.037 (+0.66%). The quotation oscillated a lot, falling to $ 5.68 around 12:30 pm, but climbed in the afternoon and ended near the maximum of the day.
Despite the rise of this Wednesday, the border drops 7.33% in 2025. In February alone, the fall reaches 1.9%.
The stock market had a pessimistic day. B3’s Ibovespa index closed at 127,309 points, with a drop of 0.95%. The indicator was pulled by bank actions, which retreated strongly on Wednesday.
Although it has not brought big news, the minutes of the Federal Reserve (Fed, Central Bank) meeting showed that the agency decided to expect inflation behavior during Donald Trump’s government to evaluate a possible interest reduction in the United States only near the end of the year.
The financial market has also reacted to Trump’s new threats from raising tariffs by 25% on pharmaceuticals and semiconductors. On Friday (14), the US President had announced the same tariff elevation for the cars.
* With information from Reuters
