The Colombian peso advances land in front of the US dollarsigning three consecutive days up.
He USD/COP It established a maximum of the day at 3,997.50, where it attracted sellers who brought parity to minimum of July 17 at 3,949.61.
At the time of writing, The USD/COP falls 0.11% on Thursday, currently quoting at 3,990.00.
The Colombian weight triggers after the United States key data
- Based on information provided by the Department of Labor, the US non -agricultural payrolls increased to 147,000 in June, improving the expectations of 110,000 positions and the 144,000 observed in the previous period.
- Weekly applications for unemployment decreased to 233,000 in the week that ended on June 28, below the 240,000 scheduled and 237,000 of the previous week.
- On the other hand, the United States unemployment rate fell to 4.1% in June, improving the expected 4.3% and 4.2% registered the previous month.
- After this news, the dollar index (DXY) rebounds 0.39% today, reaching maximum of June 27 in 97.42, signing its second consecutive day with profits.
- Despite the improvement in the US economic data, the Colombian weight operates in positive land, while the USD/COP falls 0.11% daily, visiting minimal not seen since July 17, 2024 at 3,949.00.
US Dollar – Frequently Questions
The US dollar (USD) is the official currency of the United States of America, and the “de facto” currency of a significant number of other countries where it is in circulation along with local tickets. According to data from 2022, it is the most negotiated currency in the world, with more than 88% of all global currency change operations, which is equivalent to an average of 6.6 billion dollars in daily transactions. After World War II, the USD took over the pound sterling as a world reserve currency.
The most important individual factor that influences the value of the US dollar is monetary policy, which is determined by the Federal Reserve (FED). The Fed has two mandates: to achieve price stability (control inflation) and promote full employment. Its main tool to achieve these two objectives is to adjust interest rates. When prices rise too quickly and inflation exceeds the 2% objective set by the Fed, it rises the types, which favors the price of the dollar. When inflation falls below 2% or the unemployment rate is too high, the Fed can lower interest rates, which weighs on the dollar.
In extreme situations, the Federal Reserve can also print more dollars and promulgate quantitative flexibility (QE). The QE is the process by which the Fed substantially increases the flow of credit in a stuck financial system. It is an unconventional policy measure that is used when the credit has been exhausted because banks do not lend each other (for fear of the default of the counterparts). It is the last resort when it is unlikely that a simple decrease in interest rates will achieve the necessary result. It was the weapon chosen by the Fed to combat the contraction of the credit that occurred during the great financial crisis of 2008. It is that the Fed prints more dollars and uses them to buy bonds of the US government, mainly of financial institutions. Which usually leads to a weakening of the US dollar.
The quantitative hardening (QT) is the reverse process for which the Federal Reserve stops buying bonds from financial institutions and does not reinvote the capital of the wallet values ​​that overcome in new purchases. It is usually positive for the US dollar.
Source: Fx Street
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