Amid uncertainty about basic interest rates in the United States, the financial market had a day of turbulence. The dollar rose to its highest value in almost two weeks. The stock market fell to its lowest level in nine days.
The commercial dollar ended this Wednesday (19) sold at R$5.338, up R$0.02 (+0.38%). The price operated high throughout the session, exceeding R$5.34 several times throughout the day, but slowed down towards the end of negotiations.
The US currency is at its highest value since November 6th. Despite the rise on the eve of the holiday, the currency falls 0.78% in November and 13.62% in 2025.
The day was also unstable on the stock market. The Ibovespa index, from B3, closed at 155,381 points, a drop of 0.73%. Shares of companies linked to commodities (primary goods with international prices). Influenced by the extrajudicial liquidation of Banco Master, bank shares also fell.
Despite the traditional caution on the eve of holidays, external factors put pressure on the financial market. The release of the minutes of the last meeting of the Federal Reserve (Fed, the American Central Bank) highlighted the strong division in the body over a new interest rate cut in December, causing the dollar to rise across the planet.
High interest rates in advanced economies encourage capital flight from emerging economies, such as Brazil.
* with information from Reuters
