The price of the US dollar in Peru opened lower on Thursday, amid a new decline in the dollar in global markets in the face of renewed expectations of a relaxation in US monetary policy, in a session of high volatility.
The exchange rate operates at S/ 3,988 per dollar, a slight reduction of 0.26% compared to the close of the day on Wednesday, according to the Bloomberg agency.
So far this year, the greenback accumulates a decline of 0.95% compared to the last price of 2021, at S / 3,991.
On the other hand, in the parallel market or the main exchange houses, the dollar is bought at S/ 3.97 and sold at S/ 3.99, according to data from the portal cualestaeldolar.pe.
At the regional level, the currencies and stock markets of Latin America registered a disparate closing on Wednesday, in the midst of a new decline in the dollar in global markets in the face of renewed expectations of a relaxation in the monetary policy of the United States, in a session of high volatility.
According to the Reuters Agency, the dollar index fell 1% on Wednesday, as the weakening of economic data in the United States reinforced speculation that the Federal Reserve will reduce the pace of its cycle of rate hikes, while the euro returned to be above the parity level against the US currency.
News that the British government’s plan to clean up the country’s public finances will be delayed by more than two weeks, until November 17, pushed up US Treasury yields.
Source: Elcomercio
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