At 3:18 pm (Brasília time), this Friday (22), the commercial dollar was up 1.83% and traded at R$ 5.4640. While the Ptax jumped 2.13%, to R$ 5.4301. The market increases its demand for financial security with uncertainties about the impact of a new emergency aid in Brazil in the midst of the continuous national and international health crisis. There is also no news about negotiations for importing inputs from China for the production of CoronaVac at the Butantan Institute. The government of the state of São Paulo and other regions of Brazil have also returned to impose stricter social containment measures against the coronavirus, as well as in countries in Europe and Asia. In addition, the euro zone's Purchasing Manager Index (PMI), which includes the industry and services sectors, fell to 47.5 points in January, from 49.1 points in December. The result signals economic weakness, further raising fears about the impacts of the new coronavirus wave in the region.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.