MEXICO CITY (apro).- The peso continued its downward streak and reached levels not seen for seven years against the dollar, that is, since May 3, 2016, one hour after the Federal Reserve (Fed ) American make its monetary policy decision.
In bank windows, the green bill was offered at 17.49 units, while at the interbank level it was quoted at 17.20 pesos, which means an appreciation of 0.34 percent.
During the session, the most appreciated currencies were: the Norwegian crown with 1.35%, the South Korean won with 1.31%, the Swedish crown with 1.23%, the Israeli shekel with 0.96%, the pound sterling with 0.82% and the Chilean peso with 0.50 percent.
In contrast, among the most depreciated currencies are the Colombian peso with 0.60%, the Polish zloty with 0.56%, the Japanese yen with 0.42%, and the Russian ruble with 0.39%. the South African rand with 0.34% and the Chinese yuan with 0.28 percent.
Speculation that the Fed will leave interest rates unchanged tomorrow also allowed capital market gains, according to Banco Base analysis.
In the United States, the Dow Jones closed with a gain of 0.43%, the S&P 500 0.69% and the Nasdaq 0.83%. In the bond market, the demand for risk-free instruments fell. As a result, the rate on 10-year Treasury notes rose 8.7 basis points to 3.82 percent.
During Wednesday’s session, the analysis advanced, the market will be attentive to the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy announcement, where in addition to the decision on the interest rate, the projections of inflation, economic growth, unemployment rate and rate of interest will be relevant. interest.
If the Fed indicates that there will be no additional increase, he noted, the exchange rate could reinforce its downward trend.
