Dollar Closes Flat at R$5.25 as Weak US Jobs Data and Commodity Selloff Offset Each Other

2026-02-06 - 09:15

The US dollar closed Thursday’s session at R$5.2535, up a marginal 0.08%, in a volatile trading day shaped by a string of disappointing US employment data, rate decisions in Europe, and a broad-based commodity selloff. Year-to-date, the USDBRL pair is down 4.28%, with the real supported by a historically wide interest rate differential and sustained