THE entry into force Of the 50% rate on Brazilian products in the United States did not interfere in the financial market on Wednesday (6). The dollar closed below $ 5.50 for the first time in almost a month. The stock exchange rose more than 1% and reached the highest level in two weeks.
The commercial dollar ended this Wednesday (6) sold at R $ 5,463, with a retreat of R $ 0.043 (-0.78%). Except in the first hour of negotiation, the quotation operated down and closed close to the minimums of the day.
At the lowest level since July 8, the US currency fell 2.46% only in the first four trading sessions of August. In 2025, the border retreats 11.6%.
The stock market had a day of gains. B3’s Ibovespa index closed at 134,568 points, up 1.04%. Going up for the third time, with 1.59% up a week, the indicator has been at the highest level since July 23rd.
Although the Donald Trump government’s tariff is worth today, the dollar continued to fall with the increase in the chances that the Federal Reserve (Fed, Central Bank of the United States) will cut interest from September. On Wednesday, a regional Fed Director said basic interest rates in the United States should fall in the coming months.
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Minor interest at advanced economies stimulate the migration of speculative capital to emerging countries, such as Brazil. Not even the imposition of an additional 25% rate to India by the Trump government reversed the drop in the dollar.
* With information from Reuters
