Maximum exchange rate tension: the financial dollar climbs 11% and reaches $280

Maximum exchange rate tension: the financial dollar climbs 11% and reaches 0

Meanwhile, the MEP dollar -also valued with the Global 2030- it advanced 9.5% to $271.47. Consequently, the spread with the official exchange rate reaches 115.3%.

After the major exchange controls of the Central Bank decreed last Monday, the Last week, financial exchange rates accumulated a rise of about $15 (+6.5%).

The resignation of Martín Guzmán as head of the Treasury and the appointment of Silvina Batakis as head of the portfolio created a climate of uncertainty in the financial market.

The appointment of Batakis “what marks is that indeed the weakness of the president (Alberto Fernández) today is very great, could not appoint a Minister of Economy more aligned with his position“, said María Castiglioni of C&T Economic Advisors.

official dollar

The dollar today -without taxes- rises $1.24 to $131.93 for sale this Monday, July 4according to the average in the main entities of the financial system, while at the Banco Nación the bill goes up 50 cents to $130.75 for sale.

Thus, the savings dollar or solidarity dollar -which includes 30% of the COUNTRY tax and the 35% deductible of Earnings- advances $2 on average to $217.68.

Meanwhile, the wholesale dollar, which is directly regulated by the BCRA, rose 61 cents to $126.06.

Dolar blue

Amid the uncertainty, the blue dollar jumps $31 to $270 according to a survey carried out by Ámbito on the Black Foreign Exchange Market, as a first reaction to the resignation of Guzman and to the appointment of Silvina Batakis at the head of the Ministry of Economy.

The parallel dollar shot up more than $40 to reach $280 at the beginning of the day. Thus, the exchange gap between the informal dollar and the wholesale official exchange rate is close to 123%.

The blue dollar accumulated an advance of $13 last week, the most important for this period in a year.

Source: Ambito

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