Exchange rate: find out here the price of the dollar today Monday, January 18, 2021 | Ocoña exchange rate buy | sale | SBS | interbank | quotes | Exchange House | ECONOMY

The price of dollar in Peru close higher on Monday, ahead of the expectation of the inauguration of Joe Biden as President of the United States this week, amid growing cases of VOCID-19, and a wave of aversion to the risk.

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At the end of the operations, the exchange rate traded at S / 3,616 on the interbank market, a marginal rise of 0.02% compared to S / 3,615 at the close of Friday, according to data from the Central Reserve Bank (BCR).

The main currencies of Latin America were devalued this Monday at the opening of the day in front of the fortress of the dollar and Biden’s next takeover to take place on Wednesday.

While the outgoing president Donald Trump has publicly criticized the strength of the dollar for years, with Janet Yellen, chosen by Biden to take over the Treasury, expected to make it clear that the country is not looking for a weaker dollar, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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In addition, Biden’s plan for a $ 1.9 trillion stimulus package has also driven a widespread increase in U.S. Treasury bond yields and reversed a fall in late 2020 in the value of the dollar.

In the parallel market or exchange offices of Lima, the exchange rate is quoted at S / 3,605 the purchase and S / 3,630 the sale.

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