Argentina FX Update: Real Blue, Dollar Gauges and Euro Quotes at End of December
Argentina's longstanding currency controls sustain multiple exchange windows, keeping parallel prices elevated.
Overview
- Ámbito reports the Brazilian real blue at ARS 280.75 to buy and ARS 291.75 to sell on Monday, December 29.
- The official real stands at ARS 258 (buy) and ARS 273 (sell), with the real tarjeta used for foreign purchases at ARS 354.90.
- In wholesale trading, the dollar is ARS 1,452.50, while the dólar blue is ARS 1,510 to buy and ARS 1,530 to sell, according to Ámbito’s survey in Buenos Aires.
- Market dollar references show CCL at ARS 1,527.22, MEP at ARS 1,486.11, the dólar tarjeta at ARS 1,917.50, and the crypto dollar at ARS 1,532.46.
- Clarín lists the euro official at ARS 1,684.29 (buy) and ARS 1,688.03 (sell) for Sunday, December 28, the euro blue at ARS 1,779.84/1,803.41, and reports a 105,591% blue-to-official gap.