The dollar exchange rate closed lower again and stood at S/3.6940 this Wednesday, March 20, according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP).
The day before, the North American currency had closed its day at S/3.7035 and then progressed to the opening of S/3.7020 this Wednesday, according to the highest issuing entity.
In this way, the dollar has recorded a decline of -2.25% in the last twelve months, and an accumulated variation of -0.35% so far in 2024, after closing 2023 at S/3.7070.
In the parallel market of exchange houses, the greenback is offered at S/3.67 for purchase and S/3.71 for sale. Meanwhile, the country’s main banks have a price of S/3,645 for buying and S/3,731 for selling.
At the international level, the Federal Reserve (FED) of the United States decided to maintain interest rates in the range between 5.25% and 5.5%, their highest level in the last 23 years.
Inflation in that country stood at 3.2% in February, the second consecutive month above forecasts, and the underlying inflation, which does not take into account the most volatile elements and is the one that worries the FED the most, barely It moderated by one tenth, to 3.8%, according to international media.
Source: Larepublica
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