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The price of dollar in Peru closed higher in the day on Monday, in anticipation of Joe Biden’s inauguration as president of the United States this week, amid mounting cases of COVID-19 and a wave of risk aversion.

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At the end of the edits, it becomes exchange rate In the interbank market, it traded S / 3,616, a marginal increase of 0.02% from the S / 3,615 at the end of Friday, according to data from the Central Reserve Bank (BCR).

Latin America’s major currencies devalued at the opening of the day this Monday due to the strength of the dollar and Biden’s next inauguration on Wednesday.

While the outgoing president Donald Trump has publicly criticized the strength of the dollar 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 triggered a widespread rise in US Treasury yields and reversed a decline in the dollar’s value in late 2020.

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

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