Dollar renews minimal in two months, to $ 1.78, with exterior

Sao Paulo - The dollar marked a new low in two months against the real on Tuesday, reflecting higher risk appetite abroad after data better than expected on three of the world's major economies, which alleviated concerns about the crisis debt in Europe.
Read More

16/01/2012 | Market provides dollar at R $ 1.78 at the end of year
13/01/2012 | Dollar rises against a real S & P, but departs from the maximum
13/01/2012 | Itaú has currency and traveler's checks without charge
12/01/2012 | ECB holds rates and help the euro to rise against the dollar and yen

The U.S. dollar closed down 0.42 percent to 1.7800 in the actual sale. It is the lowest level since Nov. 16, when the price ended at 1.7667 actual sale. The exchange rate was operated at low throughout the day, falling to 1.7671 real (-1.14 percent) in the low of the day.

In assessing the financial advisor PreviBank Jorge Lima, the dollar lost value because of "all a positive context" abroad, which benefited from assets considered more risky, like stocks, commodities and higher-yielding currencies.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP), China's second largest economy, advanced 8.9 percent in the fourth quarter from the same period last year, slightly above the rate of 8.7 percent expected by economists.

China is the world's largest consumer of raw materials, and better data boosted oil and commodity-linked currencies such as Australian and New Zealand dollars, similar to the real profile.

Numbers stronger confidence in Germany and industrial activity in the United States also favored the mood.

On Wednesday, the highlight of the agenda will be the Brazilian monetary policy decision, the Central Bank should again cut the Selic base interest-rate, currently at 11 percent-0.5 percentage points, according to research Reuters.

The BC also disclose the numbers of the exchange flow in the second week of January. There are expectations that the tickets have been strengthened following the announcement of a series of borrowings by domestic companies and the government itself in recent days.

On Tuesday, Itaú Unibanco mandated three banks to coordinate the reopening of its subordinated bonds of 2021, with an external funding of up to $ 500 million.

In the first week of the month, the balance was negative exchange rate at 707 million dollars.