On Thursday, the U.S. dollar held steady at R$5.090 against the Brazilian real, coinciding with the release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the United States. The CPI for March reported a 0.4% increase, culminating in a year-over-year rise of 3.5%. This incremental rise mirrored February’s figures, where CPI also climbed by 0.4%, leading […]
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