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Argentina Keeps Squeezing Liquidity as Official Dollar Falls to $1,310

Officials are using tighter reserve requirements plus an off‑schedule bond sale to curb peso demand before the October vote.

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Las tasas altas y la aspiradora de pesos condicionan el recorrido local del dólar
Interior del Palacio de la Bolsa de Madrid.

Overview

  • Banco Nación closed the official dollar at $1,310 after a 12–13 session slide, with the wholesale rate at $1,292.50 and the blue at about $1,340.
  • The Finance Ministry ran an emergency auction that placed ARS 3.788 trillion to pull pesos from the market following a weak rollover last week.
  • The Central Bank lifted reserve requirements again, adding 5 points on sight deposits to roughly 45% with integration allowed via primary‑auction government bonds through late November.
  • Gross reserves hovered near US$41.7 billion after a small daily drop, retracing part of the IMF‑driven rise earlier this month.
  • Rates and dollar futures swung sharply as MEP and CCL eased near ARS 1,297–1,302, futures priced further depreciation into year‑end, and equities fell notably on liquidity strain.