The dollar rose against the real in the first trades this Monday (31), opening a week with a busy schedule, with monetary policy decisions in the United States, the euro zone and Brazil, as well as the return of activities in the local Congress.
The Central Bank’s Focus survey released earlier showed a new rise in inflation projections by market economists and was also in focus.
At 9:08 am (BrasÃlia time), the spot dollar advanced 0.23%, to R$ 5.1244 in the sale.
The day known as “Super Wednesday” in the financial market occurs this week, when the Central Bank of Brazil and the American Federal Reserve release their decisions on interest rates in the respective countries.
This Friday (27th), the stock exchange ended in a fall, driven by the performance of Petrobras and the banks, reflecting the concern of investors with possible interventions in Petrobras and with the impact of the Americanas accounting scandal on the balance sheet of financial institutions.
The dollar ended the last session of the week on a high, after four consecutive days of decline.
The Ibovespa retreated 1.63%, to 112,316 points. The spot commercial dollar closed up 0.74% against the real, to R$5.113, after reaching R$5.056 — the low of the day.
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