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the dollar price in Peru fell at the close of this Friday’s session, after data showed that employment growth rebounded less than expected in the United States in January, which reinforced expectations of greater economic stimulus .
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At the end of the operations, the exchange rate traded at S / 3,637 on the interbank market, down 0.21% compared to S / 3,645 at the close on Thursday, according to data from the Central Reserve Bank (BCR).
The BCR intervened in the exchange day to try to contain a possible rise in the greenback through foreign exchange swaps selling for S / 190 million at 9 months, at an average rate of 0.25%.
The US currency showed volatility in the local market during the week due to investor concern about the advance of the pandemic of the COVID-19, Although optimism for a rapid arrival of vaccines contained much of the progress. On average, the dollar traded in a range of S / 3.63 to S / 3.64.
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Externally, the president of United States, Joe BidenHe said recent data on the health of the country’s labor market show the need for aggressive action by Congress on a coronavirus relief bill.
Meeting with leading House of Representatives Democrats in the White House, Biden said that at the current pace of job creation, the United States will not return to full employment until after 10 years, which stresses the need for legislators to act.
In the parallel market or exchange offices in Lima, the exchange rate was quoted at S / 3,625 the purchase and S / 3,650 the sale.
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