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The fear of a high inflation amid the expectation of measures that further warm the economy weigh on the financial market. The dollar exceeded the barrier of R $ 5.75, and the bag retreated for the second consecutive time.
The commercial dollar ended this Monday (24) sold at R $ 5,755, with a increase of R $ 0.025 (+0.43%). The quotation dropped to $ 5.71 around 10am and operated close to stability, around $ 5.73, most of the day. However, it rose in the late afternoon until it closes at the maxim of the day.
Dollar rises to R $ 5.75 with fear of inflation /Photo: © Marcello Casal Jr./Agência Brasil
The quotation has been at the highest level since the last 13th. Despite the discharge of this Monday, the border accumulates a drop of 6.87% in 2025.
The stock market also had a day of instability. B3’s Ibovespa index closed at 125,401 points, with a drop of 1.36%. The indicator was stable in the morning, but began to fall in the afternoon.
Both internal and external factors weighed in the financial market. In the domestic scenario, the anticipation by the Minister of Labor, Carlos Lupi, that the economy generated more than 100,000 formal jobs in January was received with seizure.
Despite the good performance of the labor market, the one with a possible increase in interest rates as expected to hold inflation, which overthrow the stock exchange. Data from the National Register of Employees and Unemployed (Caged) will only be released on Wednesday (26).
In the international scenario, US bags fell this Monday, also influencing Brazilian scholarships. The dollar also rose to major currencies, waiting for consumer confidence data in the United States, scheduled for this week.
*With information from Reuters
