# Dollar rises to R$5.51 on strong payrolls, with Lula still lacking a fiscal adjustment

> The dollar closed at R$5.5087 on Friday, up 0.37% on the day and 1.18% for the week. Stronger-than-expected US jobs and wage data reinforced expectations of higher US interest rates, while investors continued to seek concrete Brazilian spending cuts.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-08T00:09:40.879Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86632-dollar-rises-to-r-5-51-on-strong-payrolls-with-lula-still-lacking-a-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

Stronger US rates can draw capital away from emerging markets, while Brazil’s fiscal uncertainty adds pressure on the real. A weaker real raises the local-currency cost of imported feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDBRL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2021-12-09 | [Strong dollar weighs on Latin American currencies \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43821-strong-dollar-weighs-on-latin-american-currencies-financial-post.md) | +3.1% | +1.5% |
| USDBRL | 2023-04-25 | [EMERGING MARKETS-Mexico's peso falls on growth worries, stronger dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36610-emerging-markets-mexico-s-peso-falls-on-growth-worries-stronger-dollar.md) | -1.3% | -1.8% |
| USDBRL | 2025-10-30 | [Dollar rises against the real, still influenced by Fed decision \| Brasil 247](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22619-dollar-rises-against-the-real-still-influenced-by-fed-decision-brasil-247.md) | +0.2% | -0.1% |
| USDBRL | 2016-11-16 | [Dollar bulls have room to run on Trump win, euro could reach parity with dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9133-dollar-bulls-have-room-to-run-on-trump-win-euro-could-reach-parity-with-dollar.md) | -2.6% | -3.3% |
| USDBRL | 2023-05-24 | [Lula’s Feud with Brazil’s Central Bank Raises Rates Dilemma to Global Stage](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36147-lula-s-feud-with-brazil-s-central-bank-raises-rates-dilemma-to-global-stage.md) | +3.1% | -3.6% |
| 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 | 2023-10-02 | [Oil tumbles 2% to 3-week low on strong dollar, profit taking](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7365-oil-tumbles-2-to-3-week-low-on-strong-dollar-profit-taking.md) | +0.9% | +0.9% |
| DXY | 2022-08-31 | [‘King dollar’ surges as Fed presses ahead with rate rises](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40216-king-dollar-surges-as-fed-presses-ahead-with-rate-rises.md) | +0.9% | +3.6% |

## Sources

- territorio.news: https://territorio.news/economia/dolar-sobe-a-r-5-51-com-payroll-forte-e-lula-ainda/

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