The price of the dollar in Peru closed stable this Thursday, following the disclosure of figures that showed a moderation of inflation in the United States raising bets that the Federal Reserve will further reduce the pace of rate increases at its next meeting.
According to Gianina Villavicencio, manager of Currency Brokerage at Renta4 SAB, during the day the demand came from the offshore market and the offer from local corporations, with the dollar reaching a minimum level of S/ 3.7750.
US$ 465 million were negotiated in the market at an average price of S/ 3.7818. Foreign exchange swaps for sale were placed for S/ 60 million at three months with an average rate of 4.71%.
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How much is the dollar today?
The exchange rate ended the day at S/ 3.7870 per dollar, unchanged from Wednesday’s close, according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCR).
So far this year, the greenback has accumulated a decline of 0.53% compared to the last price of 2022, at S/ 3,807.
How much is the dollar in the parallel and banking market?
In the parallel market or the main exchange houses, the dollar is bought at S/ 3.77 and sold at S/ 3.80, according to data from the portal cuantoestaeldolar.pe.
Likewise, the average price in the banking market stands at S/ 3,782 for purchase and S/ 3,783 for sale.
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dollar globally
Latin American currencies rose on Thursday amid a global dollar slide following US consumer prices fell in December for the first time in more than two years, bolstering the possibility that the Federal Reserve will cut further its pace of rate hikes.
US consumer prices unexpectedly fell for the first time in more than two and a half years in December amid falling prices for gasoline and other goods, suggesting inflation is now on a sustained downward trend. .
The consumer price index fell 0.1% last month following rising 0.1% in November, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That was the first drop in the CPI since May 2020, when the economy was reeling from the first wave of COVID-19 infections.
In the 12 months up to December, the IPC it rose 6.5%, the smallest increase since October 2021 following a 7.1% advance in November.
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