At 2:00 pm (Brasília time) on Thursday (18), the Dow Jones Industrial Average registered gains of 0.37% and traded 33,136 points. The indicator continues the upward movement of the past few days and is influenced by the appreciation of the main Asian exchanges with an eye on the global economic scenario. The Federal Open Market Committee (Fomc, in English) of the Federal Reserve (FED, United States central bank) announced yesterday (17) its decision to keep the country's basic interest rate between 0% and 0.25% per year , as expected. The organization also signaled that it should continue to exercise a cautious stance for the next few months, despite fears about rising US Treasury bills and rising inflation to offset the $ 1.9 trillion aid package in tackling the coronavirus pandemic. .
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