On May 3, the U.S. dollar declined to R$5.07, a drop of about 0.85%, following U.S. employment figures that fell short of expectations. The April jobs report indicated an addition of only 175,000 non-farm jobs, significantly below the anticipated 243,000. This slowdown from March’s revised figure of 315,000 suggests potential shifts in upcoming monetary policy […]
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