El peso colombiano se mantuvo entre las monedas emergentes más fuertes del 2025, ¿cuáles son las razones?
El dólar atravesó en 2025 uno de sus descensos más marcados de la última década, una debilidad que no se veía desde 2017. La caída del billete verde h...
TL;DR
- The US dollar experienced a significant decline in 2025, its weakest since 2017.
- Emerging market currencies, including the Russian ruble, Hungarian forint, Czech koruna, and Colombian peso, saw significant strengthening.
- Gold maintained an upward trend, acting as a safe-haven asset.
- The Colombian peso appreciated by approximately 18.3% against the dollar in 2025.
- Factors contributing to the dollar's depreciation included global geopolitical events, Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, and trade policy uncertainties.
- Increased remittances, higher external debt, strong coffee exports, and foreign investment inflows boosted the Colombian peso.
- The Turkish lira and Argentine peso were among the worst-performing emerging currencies.
- The low dollar value offers opportunities for purchases in dollars, such as travel expenses.
- Record remittances in 2025 provided less purchasing power in pesos due to the weakened dollar.
- Exporting sectors and digital economy workers receiving payments in dollars also saw reduced income in pesos.