On a dynamic Wednesday, the U.S. dollar climbed to R$5.15 against the Brazilian real, influenced by the latest Federal Reserve minutes. The anticipation surrounding U.S. interest rate decisions shifted following insights that inflation might not subside as quickly as hoped. This tempered expectations for aggressive rate cuts this year. Initially, traders were optimistic about potential […]
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