He dollar He closed the day down and this time he was quoted at S/3,464, his lowest level since June 2020, according to data from the Central Reserve Bank (BCR).
With this result, the green ticket accumulated a drop of 7.98% so far this year, and a 7.11% setback in 12 months. Last Thursday the currency finished the session at S/3,476. In the parallel market it was located in around S/3,455, the purchase, while the sale in S/3,467.
The commercial currency intermediation manager in rent4 SAB, Jesús Flores, said that the American currency lived its worst week since July due to uncertainty generated by the closure of the United States government, after the failure of Republicans and Democrats to agree on a budget before the end of the year. “This decision limited the publication of key economic data and left the markets in a state of Calama,” he added.
“In the United States, the weak labor market data and the fall of private payrolls increased the expectations of two more cuts of interest rates by the Federal Reserve this year, with the almost safe markets of another cut in October and probably another in December,” he said.
During the day the dollar remained pressured down, taking the currency at a maximum price of S/3,473 and minimum of S/3,458. In the market, US $ 320 million was negotiated at an average price of S/3,465.
Meanwhile, Jesús Flores explained that the Yen retreated slightly after strong profits, since the governor of the Bank of Japan, Kazuaueda, adopted a cautious tone about global risks, which reduced the expectations of an imminent increase in interest rates before the elections to the presidency of the ruling party in Japan.
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