The exchange rate started the week on the rise with S/3.7593, according to preliminary data from the Bloomberg international currency exchange portal. That is, 0.11% more than the previous day, where it closed at S/3.7550.
In the parallel market, the greenback is at S/3.72 for purchase and S/3.75 for sale; while in banking, the purchase and sale is at S/3,757 and S/3,791, respectively.
Meanwhile, the United States registers slower than expected advances in GDP growth, being 1.6% during the first quarter of the year, when different analysts expected an increase of 2.2%.
However, despite the fact that the figure shows a decrease of 1.8 percentage points compared to the 3.4% GDP reported in the last quarter of 2023, Data published by the Department of Commerce show the US economy on a solid footing thanks to consumer spending, the main driver of economic growth, which gained 2.5%.
So far this year, the dollar has accumulated a variation of 1.29% and in year-on-year terms, -0.03%, according to the BCRP.
Source: Larepublica
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