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Dollar opens falling this Friday, with an eye on retail data in the US and reciprocity in Brazil

By 365 Breaking News Editorial Team August 14, 2026 at 08:16 5 min read

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In Brazil, the government began the process to apply reciprocity measures against the United States, due to tariffs imposed by the North American government on Brazilian products. The measure, which is still in the analysis process, allows the country to apply the same measures, restrictions or tariffs to another nation that it suffered from it.

??On the indicator agenda, the highlight is the Continuous Quarterly Pnad.
According to IBGE, the unemployment rate fell in 13 Brazilian states in the second quarter of this year.

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Understand what makes the price of the dollar rise or fall The dollar opened this Friday's session (14) in decline, with a decline of 0.25% close to 9:15 am, quoted at R$5.1793. Ibovespa trading, the main index on the Brazilian stock exchange, begins at 10am. ?? Do you have any reporting suggestions? Send it to g1 ?? In Brazil, the government began the process to apply reciprocity measures against the United States, due to tariffs imposed by the North American government on Brazilian products. The measure, which is still in the analysis process, allows the country to apply the same measures, restrictions or tariffs to another nation that it suffered from it. ??On the indicator agenda, the highlight is the Continuous Quarterly Pnad. According to IBGE, the unemployment rate fell in 13 Brazilian states in the second quarter of this year. The unemployment rate was 5.4% in the period. ??In the USA, the focus is on the new US retail data. The market expectation is that the indicator will increase by 0.1% in July in the monthly comparison. The University of Michigan's preliminary consumer confidence reading is also on the radar. ?? In the Middle East, escalating tensions continue to put pressure on markets. This Friday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened Iran with economic isolation "like the world has never seen", indicating that the Trump administration is willing to exert a new round of pressure to end the war in the region. Amid tensions, oil prices rose on the international market. Around 9:30 am, a barrel of Brent, an international reference, was up 0.54%, quoted at US$87.54, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI), a reference in the USA, rose 0.96%, to US$82.03. See below for more details on the day at the market. ?Dollar

a Accumulated for the week: +1.88%; Accumulated for the month: +2.16%; Accumulated for the year: --5.64%. ?Ibovespa

Accumulated for the week: 0%; Accumulated for the week: -3.06%; Accumulated for the month: -6.05%; Accumulated for the year: +3.79%. US toughens stance on Iran US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened Iran with economic isolation "like the world has never seen", indicating that the Trump administration is willing to exert a new round of pressure to end the war in the Middle East. The new verbal escalation comes as the war, triggered at the end of February with the offensive by Israel and the United States against the Iranian regime, is close to completing six months with no prospect of ending. The speech also marks a change in tone, as in early August the Trump administration spoke of an imminent agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. "It will be a combination of economic isolation like the world has never seen," Bessent told conservative television channel Newsmax on Thursday, without revealing further details. He added that "the continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will prevent anything from entering or leaving Iranian ports." The Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world's oil passed before the war, remains the main point of divergence. In practice, the passage is closed by Iran. Tehran demands that ships receive authorization to use the route and intends to impose, in the long term, service fees, something that Washington rejects. READ MORE What is the Strait of Hormuz, essential for world oil How long can Iran sustain war with the USA and Israel? Now, with a change in approach, nuclear weapons, the main reason Trump presented for starting the war alongside Israel, appear to have taken a backseat. "The number one goal: keep oil and gas cheap for Americans across our country," US Vice President JD Vance said on Fox News Channel on Thursday. "And then, obviously, goal number two is to make sure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon," he added. Bessent, in turn, presented the strategy against Tehran on Thursday as a combination of two measures: financial suffocation and physical blockade, citing Cuba and Venezuela as a comparison. "Venezuela collapsed immediately when we imposed the blockade," he said. Earlier this week, Trump said a deal to reopen the strait was imminent. Now his government, with diplomacy at a standstill, appears to believe that economic suffering will lead Iran to relent. Global stock markets In Asia, Chinese shares ended this Friday's session (14) practically stable, as investors remained cautious during the second quarter earnings season. The CSI 300, which brings together the largest companies listed in Shanghai and Shenzen, advanced 0.04%, while the Shanghai index, the SSEC, rose slightly by 0.01%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.2%. South Korea's Kospi rose 3.56%, while Japan's Nikkei gained 1.16%. * With information from the Reuters news agency. Dollar bills. Luisa Gonzalez/Reuters