Questão 67144

• Banca: ESAF
• Órgão: Receita Federal
• Ano: 2009
• Provas: ESAF - 2009 - Receita Federal - Analista Tributário da Receita Federal - Prova 1
• Disciplina: Inglês
• Assuntos: Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Brazil boosts the dollar
How long can the run on the dollar continue? Last
year's dollar slump, with its attendant rise in commodity
prices, ended when the market put paid to it. This time
governments are attempting to slow it down. But it is not,
as widely expected, the US government that is doing
this. Instead, the Canadian dollar dropped sharply on
Tuesday after the Bank of Canada issued a warning over
the currency's recent strength. Brazil's government went
further, imposing capital controls to stop the real gaining
at the dollar's expense. Other countries, it appears, have
more to lose from a weak dollar than the US does.
Perhaps as a result, there was a day's pause in the
trade that has seen the dollar hit 14-month lows while oil,
denominated in dollars, briefl y hit $80 a barrel before falling.
Brazil's imposition of a 2 per cent tax on capital infl ows, to
both stocks and bonds, showed strong intent. This move
brought the real, which has risen 54.5 per cent against the
dollar since its nadir, down by 3.8 per cent. The Bovespa
stock index, which has tripled since its low, fell 7.5 per cent
in dollar terms at one point.
Brazil evidently fears that an overpriced real could endanger
its recovery. Other exporters will be watching closely.
(Source: the Financial Times October 20- www.ft.com, adapted)

The writer claims that Canada and Brazil both appeared to show

• A. little concern about the falling value of the dollar.
• B. more concern than the US over the weakness of the dollar.
• C. a benevolent desire to help the US in times of crisis.
• D. an urge to promote the value of their own currencies.
• E. a short-term desire to boost prices on their stock markets.

Gabarito: B

Comentários

• But it is not,
  as widely expected, the US government that is doing
  this. Instead, the Canadian dollar dropped sharply on
  Tuesday after the Bank of Canada issued a warning over
  the currency's recent strength. Brazil's government went
  further, imposing capital controls to stop the real gaining
  at the dollar's expense
  
  
  Atentar ao texto!!!

•  Other countries, it appears, have more to lose from a weak dollar than the US does. 
  Outros países parecem ter mais a perder com a queda do dolar do que os US tem.

• TEXTO

  Other countries, it appears, have more to lose from a weak dollar than the US does.

  Outros países, ao que parece, têm mais a perder com um dólar fraco do que os EUA.

  b) more concern than the US over the weakness of the dollar.

  mais preocupação do que os EUA em relação à fraqueza do dólar.