Dollar in Peru: what is the exchange rate today, Friday, April 22

The price of the US dollar in Peru was on the rise in the informal or parallel market today, Thursday, April 21, 2022. The exchange rate rose to S/ 3,710 for purchase and S/ 3,750 for sale, according to exchange houses in Lima.

On the other hand, in the interbank market, the greenback closed at S/ 3,737, according to data provided by the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCR).

The monetary entity detailed that the dollar has a decline of 6.36% so far in 2022, compared to the result recorded at the end of last year (S / 3,991).

The foreign currency registered an appreciation of 10.28% at the end of 2021 due to the impact of political uncertainty and doubts about the economic outlook due to the new variants of the coronavirus.

At a regional level, Latin American currencies and stock markets closed lower on Thursday, after the chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, hinted that the US central bank would act aggressively to curb a runaway inflation.

According to Reuters, a half-point interest rate hike will be “on the table” when the Fed meets on May 3-4, in what is expected to be a series of credit cost hikes this year. , Powell said on Thursday, in comments that pointed to an aggressive set of central bank actions.

With inflation roughly triple the Fed’s 2% target, “it’s appropriate to move a little faster,” Powell said in a discussion of the global economy at International Monetary Fund meetings.

Powell’s words also boosted the dollar, whose index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, reversed slight losses and gained about 0.27%.