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Price dollar in Peru closed higher this month, pending the inauguration of Joe Biden as President of the United States this week, amid rising cases of COVID-19 and a wave of risk aversion.

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

The main currencies in Latin America devalued on Monday, at the opening of the day, due to the strength dollar and Biden’s next inauguration on Wednesday.

While the president came out Donald Trump publicly criticized the dollar’s strength for years, Janet Yellen, chosen by Biden to take over the Treasury, is 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 US $ 1.9 trillion stimulus package also fueled a general increase in US Treasury yields and reversed the decline in the value of the dollar at the end of 2020.

On the parallel market or exchange offices in Lima, the exchange rate is quoted at S / 3,605 buying and S / 3,630 selling.

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