Dollar closed 2023 at S/3.7070 and accumulated an annual fall of 2.6%

Dollar closed 2023 at S/3.7070 and accumulated an annual fall of 2.6%

The US currency rose 0.05% compared to Thursday’s price. For the third consecutive year, the currency presents a decline in its annual variation.

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He dollar It closed the last business day of 2023 higher and stood at S/3.7070 this Friday, December 29, which meant an advance of 0.05% compared to Thursday’s close when it was quoted at S/3.7050, according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). Likewise, with respect to 2022, when the greenback ended at S/3.8070, presents a variation of -2.63%. It should be noted that at the end of 2021 it stood at S/3.9910, so this would be its third consecutive year with a decline in the last price of the year.

At 2.00 pm the US currency in the parallel market It was quoted at S/3,700 for the purchase and S/3,730 for the sale. While in the banking market The purchase amounted to S/3.6740 and the sale amounted to S/3.7370 at the counters of the Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP).

Internationally, according to Reuters, the dollar would end for the first time since 2020 with losses against the euro and the currencies of other countries. Mainly because the RFederal Reserve (FED) The US announced that it plans to begin cutting rates by 2024 as inflation moderates and the 2% goal is reached.

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