The price of the dollar began the day with a slight decline this Wednesday, May 24, and reached S/3.6869, according to the Bloomberg agency. In this way, it fell 0.03% compared to S/3.6880 at the close of Tuesday, according to the report of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). So far this year, the currency has accumulated a decline of -3.13%.
at 9.20 a.m. the green ticket in the parallel market was trading at S/3.67 for the purchase and S/3.70 for the sale. For its part, in the banking market it reached S/3,592 in purchases and S/3,782 in sales at the windows of Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP).
Internationally, the dollar surged to a fresh two-month high against a basket of crosses on Wednesday May 24 as uncertain US debt ceiling negotiations sent investors to safe havens, while eyes were also on the pound sterling, the Swedish krona and the New Zealand dollar.
The index of the dollarwhich tracks the US currency against six major pairs, rose to 103.77, up 0.25% on the day, its highest level since March 20.
The deadlock in Washington over debt ceiling negotiations has helped boost the dollar, though it could lead to a default and push the country into recession. as investors estimate that this could mean worse problems for the world economy.
With information from Reuters.
Source: Larepublica
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