At 9:10 am (Brasilia time) this Friday (3), the commercial dollar showed a slight decrease of 0.25%, quoted at R$ 5.1940, but with an accumulated gain of 0.54% in the partial week. On the previous day (2), the exchange rate closed stable with a downward bias (-0.02%), at R$ 5.2070. The DXY – an index that compares the strength of the dollar with the main global currencies – fell 0.17%. Today's trading session is marked by lower liquidity due to the Independence Day holiday, which interrupts trading in the US stock and spot markets. As a result, investors continue to react to the most recent employment data from the North American country, which were released throughout this week. payroll The report indicated the creation of 57,000 non-agricultural jobs in June 2026, a result well below the 129,000 in May (revised from 172,000) and the 114,000 expected by analysts. Meanwhile, the JOLTS indicated that the number of job openings rose from 7.585 million in April to 7.594 million in May, contrary to expectations of a drop to 7.280 million. The slowdown in the US labor market is increasing investors' bets that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will maintain US interest rates at their current level at its next meeting. Here in Brazil, the… Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) It was recently announced that Brazil's industrial production had a negative monthly variation of 0.2% in May 2026, compared to a 0.7% increase in April. The market expectation was for an advance of 0.3%. Compared to May 2025, industry expanded 0.2%, after advancing 2.7% in April. The annual performance also came in worse than expected by the market (+1.3%).
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