At 3:11 pm (Brasília time), this Friday (15), the commercial dollar advanced 1.19% and was traded at R$ 5.2710. While the Ptax rose 0.18%, to R$ 5.2714.
The currency remains on the positive side this afternoon with technical adjustments in positions to increase demand for financial security in the market amid uncertainties about tax increases in the United States. In addition to the exponential growth in cases and deaths caused by the coronavirus in the world, which caused countries in Europe and Asia to again impose more restrictive social measures and lockdowns, as in the United Kingdom, Germany and China. In Brazil, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) today reported a 0.7% drop in retail sales in Brazil in November 2020, compared to an increase in October and an expected increase of 0.4%. The data indicates a country's economic weakness that continues to be affected by the health and political crisis caused by the coronavirus since March 2020.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.