The dollar started the week with slight losses against the real, in line with the fragility of the US currency abroad, although market participants warned of the possibility of volatility this Monday (27) due to the persistence of political-fiscal fears. domestic.
At 9:06 am (GMT), the spot dollar retreated 0.35%, to R$ 5.2334 on sale.
On B3, at 9:06 am (GMT), the first-maturity dollar futures contract fell 0.26% to R$5.2405.
In the last session, on Friday (23), the US spot currency rose 0.43%, to R$ 5.2518, the highest level since February 8 this year (5.2604). The Ibovespa closed down by 1.15% in the accumulated result for the week, the fourth consecutive period in the red.
The domestic market suffers a combination of negative influences. Abroad, despite the improvement in the last week, the environment is still one of risk aversion after the historic high of interest rates in the United States.
In Brazil, decisions by the Executive and Congress to increase spending on aid to compensate for the increase in fuel prices in an election year put more concerns on the market’s radar regarding fiscal risk.
In New York, the stock exchange benchmark jumped 3.06%. The recovery took place on a low plateau. The S&P 500 is down 18% this year. Two other important indicators for the US market, Dow Jones and Nasdaq, rose 2.68% and 3.34%.
“The day was one of strong recovery abroad with the market buying the thesis that the United States is halfway to beat inflation and, perhaps, the Fed [Federal Reserve, o banco central americano]you don’t need to raise interest rates so strongly again”, commented Vitor Carettoni, director of the variable income table at Lifetime Investimentos.
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