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After a week in which the currency rose $200the dollar closed this new day lower.
The dollar closed this Monday at $4,144.07, $7.48 below the Representative Market Rate, TRM, which this June 17 is at $4,151.55. “Dollar in Colombia even with its upward bias intact, there are many key catalysts that drive the dollar upwards, although the projection of the fiscal framework has given some peace of mind last week in Colombia, it is evident that the uncertainty weighs much more,” he assured. Juan Pablo Vieira, CEO at JP Tactical Trading.
According to Bloomberg, a group of Federal Reserve officials are scheduled to speak, including Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan, Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee, and Federal Reserve Governor, Adriana Kugler.
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Oil prices
According to Reuters, oil was trading steady on Monday after Chinese economic data, which underscores an uneven recovery for the world’s largest crude importer, countered hopes of a demand boost from the summer driving season in the country. North Hemisphere.
The Brent reference barrel rose 0.29% and stood at US$82.86, while the WTI reference rose 0.33% and reached US$78.71.
Aside from retail sales, which beat forecasts due to a holiday boost, Monday’s flurry of Chinese data was largely bearish. This data followed a survey on Friday showing that US consumer confidence had fallen in June to its lowest level in seven months.
Last week, both benchmarks recorded their first weekly rise in four weeks, due to confidence that oil inventories will reduce as the summer season begins in the northern hemisphere.
“Last week’s rise had not been totally convincing,” said Tamas Varga of oil broker PVM. “This morning there is greater weakness due to weak activity in Chinese factories.”
