The dollar in sight was backwards from Real on Monday (14), in line with falls abroad, as global investors avoided US assets amid uncertainty about Trump government policies while the domestic market reacted with relief to the latest flexibility in US tariffs despite the signs of new rates ahead.
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The expectations of the Americans for inflation in the short term reached the highest level since October 2023, amid a deterioration in public evaluation about their personal finance and prospects for hiring, a New York reserve report said on Monday.
The bank said that in its latest consumer expectation survey, respondents see inflation in a year at 3.6%, above 3.1% in February, equaling the level seen in October 2023.
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At 4:31 pm, the cash dollar operated at a fall of 0.35%, at R $ 5,851 in the purchase and R $ 5,852 in the sale. In B3, the First Dollar contract of first salary fell 0.55%at 5,850 points.
On Friday, the dollar in sight closed down 0.49%, to R $ 5,8698.
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- Purchase: R $ 5,851
- Sale: R $ 5,852
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- Purchase: R $ 5,899
- Sale: R $ 6,079
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Brazilian coin gains session occurred in the wake of the wide loss of the dollar abroad, with the US border retreating before strong coins and pairs of the real, such as Mexican weight, South African Rand and Chilean weight.
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In emerging markets, in particular, investors showed rupture with a new retreat by US President Donald Trump in their tariff plans, which have generated fears of a global trade war in sessions since their “Liberation Day” announcement on April 2.
The White House said it gives tariff exclusions to a series of electronic products such as smartphones and computers, or includes exemption from the 125% tariff over China, or that benefits US companies that have production in the Asia.
Markets are also expecting to start bilateral tariff negotiations with the US, with conversations between US and Japanese authorities scheduled on Thursday.
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In general, analysts fear that the imposition of tariffs widely may revive global inflation and cause a recession in several countries, and the Trump government’s shuttle has generated anxiety in markets and in doubt in doubt in US currency.
As a consequence of tariff disruption, currencies from emerging countries have still benefited from higher commodities prices such as iron and oil ores, reflecting the exemptions and positive data on the Chinese economy.
The impacts of the tariff war on the second largest economy in the world have been a factor of concern in emerging markets due to their dependence on Chinese demand on their commodities.
“Exports of South American economies to the US are relatively small, limiting the direct impact of tariffs. Most, however, are exposed to Chinese demand and commodity prices,” Goldman Sachs analysts said in a report.
Some investors also seem to be undoing of US assets, as concerns that the country could be the largest impaired by commercial tensions and agents lose confidence in the country’s predictability of policies.
(With Reuters)