At the close, at 5:32 pm (Brasília time) on Wednesday (10), the commercial dollar recorded losses of 0.22% and was traded at R$ 5.3710. While the Ptax fell 0.35%, to R$ 5.4024. The session was marked by the technical movement of profit realization and growth of consumer prices in China and the United States in 2020 and in January. The market also waits with optimism for the speech of the president of the Federal Reserve (FED) and for advances in the stimulus package for the North American economy. In Brazil, the market fears that the spending ceiling will be exceeded this year with the continuation of emergency aid to the coronavirus pandemic. Retail sales closed the year 2020 accumulating a growth of 1.2% compared to the previous year, the weakest rate in the last 4 years, but the fourth consecutive annual high
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.