At 3:12 pm (Brasília time) on Thursday (29), the commercial dollar depreciated 0.03%, trading at R$ 5.3590. The Ptax fell 0.64%, to R$ 5.3662. In a day marked by fluctuations, the market's risk appetite increased with the news that the United States economy grew 6.4% in the first quarter of 2021, above the 4.3% increase in the previous quarter. In addition to the signs of control of the coronavirus pandemic in the world with vaccination against mass disease, despite the recent worsening of the disease in India. New York City, USA, also said it will reopen 100% of its economic activities starting in July. Yesterday (28), the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve (FED) kept the basic US interest rate unchanged between 0% and 0.25%. The result was in line with what analysts had expected. In Brazil, the General Price Index – Market (IGP-M) decelerated the increase to 1.51% in April, compared to 2.94% in March. Despite the fears of investors focused on the installation of the coronavirus Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI). Next week, the former ministers of health, Luiz Henrique Mandetta, Nelson Teich, Eduardo Pazuello and the current leader of the ministry, Marcelo Queiroga, will give statements.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.