He dollar It closed the day higher on February 26, 2024 and stood at S/3.7990, which meant an advance of 0.05% compared to the close of last Friday, when it was quoted at S/3.7970, according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). So far this year, the currency has accumulated a variation of 2.48%.
At 2.15 pm, lThe US currency in the parallel market was quoted at S/3.78 for purchase and S/3.81 for sale.
Meanwhile, in the banking market the purchase amounted to S/3.70 and the sale amounted to S/3.90 at the counters of the Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP).
Internationally, the dollar fell against a basket of currencies, at the start of a week full of macroeconomic data that could shed more light on the outlook for global interest rates, and in which US inflation will take a place central, according to the Reuters report.
The underlying personal consumption price index (PCE) will be published on Thursday, the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation, and a monthly increase of 0.4% is expected.
Inflation figures from the Eurozone, Japan and Australia will also be released this week, along with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s (RBNZ) interest rate decision and China’s PMI surveys.
According to CME’s FedWatch tool, markets are currently They are valuing at 55% the possibility that the Federal Reserve will begin to lower rates in June, from a 62% chance of a March discount on February 1.
The index dollar fell 0.2% to 103.81 units; the yen, 0.1% to 150.70 units per dollar, after having already fallen more than 6% against the US currency this year.
While the euro rose 0.2% to US$1.0849 after having gained ground against the dollar in 8 of the last 9 sessions.
Source: Larepublica
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