# Dollar rises to R$5.51 on US employment data

> The dollar rose 0.44% against the Brazilian real to R$5.511 on Friday, while the DXY gained 0.76%. US payrolls increased by 165,000, above the 65,000 expected, and unemployment fell from September’s 4.2%, strengthening expectations of a resilient labor market and influencing views on Federal Reserve policy.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-07T15:08:54.808Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil, United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86136-dollar-rises-to-r-5-51-on-us-employment-data
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger US employment data can support expectations of tighter US monetary policy and a firmer dollar. A stronger dollar against the real raises the local-currency cost of dollar-priced imported feed and agricultural inputs.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDBRL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2024-09-23 | [Dollar rises more than 1% at the start of a week marked by inflation data in Brazil and the US \| Brasil 247](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28517-dollar-rises-more-than-1-at-the-start-of-a-week-marked-by-inflation-data-in.md) | -1.1% | +3.9% |
| USDBRL | 2022-09-26 | [Crowd of dollar bulls raises risk of violent pullback](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10321-crowd-of-dollar-bulls-raises-risk-of-violent-pullback.md) | +3.1% | +0.8% |
| USDBRL | 2018-08-15 | [Dollar Rises Against Emerging-Market Currencies  - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12515-dollar-rises-against-emerging-market-currencies-wsj.md) | +2.8% | +6.5% |
| USDBRL | 2025-11-19 | [Dollar rises in the Brazilian market following international movement \| Brasil 247](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22163-dollar-rises-in-the-brazilian-market-following-international-movement-brasil-247.md) | +1.3% | +3.8% |
| USDBRL | 2025-07-28 | [Dollar approaches R$5,60 again, driven by external factors after agreement between the US and EU \| Brasil 247](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24001-dollar-approaches-r-5-60-again-driven-by-external-factors-after-agreement.md) | -0.4% | -2.6% |
| DXY | 2017-11-01 | [Dollar rises on strong U.S. data, Fed signals \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68151-dollar-rises-on-strong-u-s-data-fed-signals-reuters.md) | +0.1% | -1.2% |
| DXY | 2018-04-30 | [US Dollar To Australian Dollar (USD/AUD) Exchange Rate Rises 0.5% On US Spending Stats](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65756-us-dollar-to-australian-dollar-usd-aud-exchange-rate-rises-0-5-on-us-spending.md) | +1.0% | +2.2% |
| DXY | 2020-09-22 | [Dollar rises on hawkish comments; stocks end up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7693-dollar-rises-on-hawkish-comments-stocks-end-up.md) | +1.1% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- economia.ig.com.br: https://economia.ig.com.br/2026-11-07/dolar-sobe-para-r--5-51--com-dados-de-emprego-nos-eua.html

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