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Currency Slide Tests Venezuela as Rodríguez Touts Adjustment

Bloomberg Markets·October 8, 2026·1 min read

Venezuela's bolivar weakened past 1,000 per dollar in the parallel market for the first time, testing authorities' efforts to contain its slide amid declining government sales of hard currency. The currency's fall pressures the government as it touts an economic adjustment.

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