Dollar rises 0,84% and surpasses R$ 2,25 again.
This is the second time in almost two weeks that the US dollar has closed above R$ 2,25; this time, the Central Bank did not intervene by selling dollars in the futures market; for more than a month, the global financial market has faced turbulence due to the prospect that the Fed, the US central bank, will reduce monetary stimulus for the world's largest economy.
Wellton Maximo
Reporter from Agência Brasil
Brasilia – For the second time in almost two weeks, the US dollar closed above R$ 2,25. The commercial dollar ended this Tuesday (2) sold at R$ 2,2501, with an increase of 0,84%, on a day without interventions from the Central Bank, which did not sell dollars in the futures market.
The US dollar traded higher throughout the day, but close to yesterday's closing price (1st). However, the upward pace intensified after 14 pm. At its peak for the day, around 15:30 pm, the dollar was being sold at R$ 2,2530, but the exchange rate decreased in the final minutes of the session.
It was the first time in 12 days that the commercial dollar closed above R$ 2,25. The exchange rate approached the record registered on the 20th, when the commercial dollar closed at R$ 2,258, reaching its highest value since April 1, 2009. For more than a month, the global financial market has faced turbulence due to the prospect that the Fed, the Central Bank of the United States, will reduce monetary stimulus for the world's largest economy.
The instability worsened after Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Fed, declared two weeks ago that the institution may reduce its asset purchases by the end of the year if the US economy continues to recover. If the aid decreases, the volume of US currency in circulation falls, increasing the price of the dollar worldwide.
Editing: Aécio Amado