# Dollar closes higher as attention focuses on the US economy and Brazil’s fiscal outlook

> The dollar gained 0.44% against the real on Friday, closing at R$5.5115, and rose 1.20% over the week. US payrolls added 165,000 jobs, exceeding the 65,000 forecast, and unemployment fell from September’s 4.2%; the figures lifted the dollar and reinforced expectations of a possible Federal Reserve rate increase in December.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-07T15:08:54.887Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil, United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86137-dollar-closes-higher-as-attention-focuses-on-the-us-economy-and-brazil-s-fiscal
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong US labor data may bolster expectations of higher US interest rates, supporting the dollar against the real. That currency move can make dollar-priced feed ingredients and agricultural inputs more expensive for Brazilian buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDBRL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2024-08-30 | [Spot dollar closes higher for the 5th session despite interventions by the Central Bank \| Brasil 247](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29018-spot-dollar-closes-higher-for-the-5th-session-despite-interventions-by-the.md) | -0.8% | -3.6% |
| USDBRL | 2018-06-28 | [How a Rising U.S. Dollar Puts Argentina's and Brazil's Economies at Risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64805-how-a-rising-u-s-dollar-puts-argentina-s-and-brazil-s-economies-at-risk.md) | +1.8% | -3.2% |
| USDBRL | 2025-12-01 | [Dollar closes higher against the real, bucking the trend abroad \| Brasil 247](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8062-dollar-closes-higher-against-the-real-bucking-the-trend-abroad-brasil-247.md) | +1.3% | +4.5% |
| 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 | 2024-05-14 | [Brazil sees second-largest dollar outflow ever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30477-brazil-sees-second-largest-dollar-outflow-ever.md) | -1.2% | +3.7% |
| DXY | 2017-10-30 | [US tax and upbeat economic outlooks lift dollar’s fortunes \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68659-us-tax-and-upbeat-economic-outlooks-lift-dollar-s-fortunes-the-national.md) | -0.2% | -1.6% |
| DXY | 2020-09-17 | [Dollar edges higher as Fed outlook lifts U.S. yields \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7697-dollar-edges-higher-as-fed-outlook-lifts-u-s-yields-financial-post.md) | +1.6% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2024-10-22 | [Dollar climbs with US rates on economic outlook - Business & Finance - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28055-dollar-climbs-with-us-rates-on-economic-outlook-business-and-finance-business.md) | +0.3% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- brasil247.com: https://www.brasil247.com/economia/dolar-encerra-sessao-em-alta-com-atencao-a-economia-dos-eua-e-ao-cenario-fiscal-brasileiro/

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