At 2:35 pm (Brasília time), this Thursday (14th), the commercial dollar retreated 1.83% and traded at R$ 5.2140. While the Ptax fell 0.85%, to R$ 5.2617. The currency continues the losses of the past few days with expectations focused on the approval of the trillion dollar stimulus package to the United States economy, despite advances in Donald Trump's impeachment process. Joe Biden, president-elect of the United States and Democrat, will announce today new information about the aid package for the unemployed affected by the pandemic and will take office on January 20. Internally, attention is focused on the fiscal scenario amid the new growth of cases and deaths by COVID-19. Elections for the House and Senate presidencies are also on the radar. Attention also to the Monetary Policy Committee (Copom), which meets on January 19th and 20th, for new assessments of the Selic rate. The market expects the rate to be 3.25% at the end of 2021 and 4.75% in 2022.
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