In the “debut” of the new tourist dollar, the blue rose another $6 to a new record

In the “debut” of the new tourist dollar, the blue rose another  to a new record

All in all, the exchange rate gap with the official wholesale exchange rate widens to more than 126%. Last week, the blue had made a jump of $34, after the resignation of Martín Guzmán.

On the Stock Exchange, the dollar “counted with liquid” (CCL) -operated with the Global 2030- rose 1.65% to $294.93; while the MEP dollar -also valued with the Global 2030- rose 1.5% to $284.28.

The increases came amid persistent hard currency hedging. The new blue record was affected by doubts about the future of the local economy, which are reflected in greater exchange rate pressures and dismantling of asset positions amid rising inflation.

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Meanwhile, the official retail dollar rose six cents to $135.21, while the savings or solidarity dollar increased ten cents to $223.10.

It was on the day that the card or tourist dollar made its debut, which since yesterday has been released from solidarity since this type of consumption will have a perception of 45% deductible from Income Tax and Personal Property, and no longer 35 %. All in all, the new dollar closed at $236.62. In this way, the new exchange rate traded about $59 below the CCL and about $49 behind the blue.

The wholesale dollar, which is directly regulated by the BCRA, rose 18 cents to $128. In this context, for the fourth consecutive day, the monetary authority avoided net foreign exchange losses, it was on the day with the lowest volume of operations so far in July.

The BCRA bought almost US$10 million in another round with large energy payments, with a figure close to US$100 million. In this way, the monetary entity has several wheels with a relative balance and accumulates a balance in favor of almost US $ 90 million in the week. “The North American currency settled early into the fluctuation range set for today by the application authority and exhibited a mixed path with initial rises that dissipated in the final stretch of the day,” Gustavo Quintana assured and advanced: “With a wheel for ahead to finish this week, it is very likely that the final correction will be at least equal to or higher than last week.”

Source: Ambito

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