The price of the US dollar in Peru opened lower on Friday, amid expectations for a relaxation in the monetary policy of the US Federal Reserve in the face of positive growth data in the world’s largest economy, which counteracted a global advance of the dollar.
The exchange rate operates at S/ 3,974 per dollar, a reduction of 0.36% compared to the close of the day on Thursday, 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/ 3.96 and sold at S/ 3.99, according to data from the portal cualestaeldolar.pe.
Most Latin American stock markets were trading with gains on Thursday, due to expectations of a relaxation in the monetary policy of the United States Federal Reserve in the face of positive growth data in the world’s largest economy, which offset an advance global dollar.
According to the Reuters Agency, US economic growth recovered more than expected in the third quarter amid a continued decline in the trade deficit, but that exaggerates the health of the economy as the aggressive increases in interest rates of the Fed reined in consumer spending.
Gross domestic product rose at an annualized rate of 2.6% last quarter, the Commerce Department said in its GDP flash estimate on Thursday, ending two consecutive quarterly declines, raising concerns the economy was in a recession.
Source: Elcomercio
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