The dollar price The US in Peru traded lower on Monday, in the first day of the week, in contrast to the performance of regional markets, which traded higher amid a global advance in the dollar.
The exchange rate was trading at S / 3,918 at today’s opening, according to the Bloomberg agency, a decrease of 0.33% compared to Friday’s close, at S / 3,931, according to data from the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCR) .
The monetary entity detailed that the dollar has a decline of 1.50% 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 regarding the economic outlook due to the new variants of the coronavirus.
“The Peruvian exchange rate continues to present upward pressure in the fourth quarter of 2021, which is associated with both domestic and external factors″ Said the BCR in its latest inflation report.
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According to Archyde.com, the main currencies of Latin America depreciated on Monday amid the rise in the dollar and the expectation of an increase in interest rates in the United States in the coming weeks, while coronavirus infections increased globally due to to the highly contagious omicron variant.
The International Monetary Fund said emerging economies should prepare for US rate hikes, warning that faster-than-expected cycles might shake financial markets and trigger capital outflows and a depreciation of their currencies.
The region’s stock markets also operated in negative territory, in line with the main Wall Street indices that opened lower due to the falls of the heavyweights of the technology sector in light of expectations regarding a scenario of high interest rates.
On the other hand, in the parallel market or the main exchange houses, the dollar was bought at S / 3,900 and sold at S / 3,950, according to the portal cuantoestaeldolar.pe.
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