The dollar exchange rate began to decline this Friday, December 22, and was around S/3.6825, according to preliminary data from the Bloomberg international currency exchange portal.
The day before, the North American currency had started its career above S/3.7030 and then climbed to S/3.6930 on the official board of the Central Reserve Bank (BCRP).
At the local level, the Peruvian economy will close the year at -0.5% or -0.6% – its worst level in the last 25 years, not counting the pandemic – according to Carlos Prieto, manager of the Economic Studies Area of the BCP.
Internationally, copper rose 0.1% to US$8,604.5 per ton; zinc gained 2% to US$2,598.5; lead added 0.5% to US$2,075.5; and tin advanced 0.2% to US$25,195.
In China, a major consumer of metals, its big five banks announced they would cut interest rates on some deposits starting Friday, with markets interpreting the move as an attempt to pave the way for further reductions in interest rates. official interest to help the economy.
Oil prices fell on Thursday after Angola announced its withdrawal from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for delivery in the same month fell 0.44%, to US$73.89.
Source: Larepublica
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