On Monday, the dollar held steady against the Brazilian real as investors observed upcoming US inflation figures before the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting. They also reacted to developments involving Petrobras (PETR3; PETR4). Ending the day slightly down by 0.06%, the spot US dollar traded at R$ 4.9787. B3 dollar futures dipped 0.12% to R$ […]
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