On Tuesday, the U.S. dollar saw a significant uptick, rising nearly 1% against the Brazilian real. This increase coincides with gains in other emerging market currencies, amid scrutiny of Brazil’s first quarter GDP and U.S. economic indicators. During the session, the dollar nearly touched R$5.30, peaking at R$5.296. By day’s end, the spot dollar had […]
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