The price of the dollar in the Colombian market started the week lower, waiting for the US Federal Reserve to publish the minutes of its last meeting this Wednesday.
(Read: Iran confirms death of President Ebrahim Raisi in helicopter accident).
According to the Stock Exchange, The foreign currency closed at an average price of $3,822, which represents a drop of 10 pesos compared to the Representative Market Rate (TRM) which was $3,832.
Last week, the US currency lost $56 against the Colombian peso, a trend that continues this Monday, pending new signals from the Fed about the direction of its interest rate.
(See: Analysts raise the expectation of economic growth for Colombia in 2024).
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Diego Caucayo. TIME
The market believes that the Federal Reserve’s comments will be directed towards increasing interest rate cut expectations.
(Also: Spending ‘squeeze’ would not be enough: new fiscal risks for Colombia).
On the other hand, the news of the death of the Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisí, in a helicopter accident, barely moved the currency market, which indicates that the ‘tempos’ of another geopolitical crisis are contained, for now.
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