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The commercial dollar closed down 0.48% Friday (28), for an amount of R $ 3,876, the lowest amount since December 20 – R $ 3,852. With the result of this last session of the year, the dollar ends 2018 with an appreciation of 16.94%.
During the week, the US currency lost 0.53% and in December 0.52%, for the second consecutive month of sharp rise.
On Thursday (27) the American currency had fallen by 0.7%, to settle at R $ 3,894.
The value of the dollar published daily by the press, including UOL refers to the commercial dollar. For tourists the value is always higher.
Meeting of the day followed abroad
This Friday, the currency followed the downward trajectory observed on the international markets. The last sessions were marked by instability because of statements by US President Donald Trump criticizing the decision of the Federal Reserve (The Fed, the US central bank) to raise interest rates. Interest
In Brazil, investors watched closely the movements of the future government of Jair Bolsonaro, who will take office on Tuesday 1 (1). in the country again last week. Bolsonaro said that would spend a fine comb on decisions made during the last 60 days of Michel Temer's leadership and that the new economic team was working to reduce the primary deficit next year.
The dollar rose in 2018, affected by
The dollar closed the year 2018 with an increase of 16.94%, overtaking the appreciation of Ibovespa Ibovespa the main index of the Brazilian stock market, and investments in fixed-income securities indexed to CDI. It was the second consecutive year of bullish currency. The dollar rose 1.99% in 2017, but 17.69% in 2016.
The rise of the US dollar against the real this year was influenced mainly by external factors. The Fed raised the central interest rate four times in 2018 to reach a level of 2.25% to 2.5% per annum.
"The Fed has adopted a more aggressive monetary policy to prevent inflation has accelerated because of the economic crisis in the United States," said Pedro Galdi, an badyst at Mirae.
Brazil. This movement causes that there is less dollar here, causing a rise in the price of the currency.
Presidential Elections
In the internal scenario, election campaign and presidential elections collaborated so that the dollar presents great oscillations throughout the year
The currency reached R $ 4.19 on September 13 its highest price since the creation of the Real Plan. Jair Bolsonaro's victory in October The dollar retreated, but again closed in 2018 above the price recorded at the end of 2017, of R $ 3,314.
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