Overview
- The BCRA confirmed bank-by-bank retail dollar quotes for Friday’s open, with Banco Nación’s sale price around ARS 1,480 and other banks in the ARS 1,470–1,489 range.
- Parallel rates remain higher, with the blue around ARS 1,510–1,530, while financial dollars show narrow gaps, including MEP near ARS 1,483 and CCL near ARS 1,524.
- The wholesale reference closed the last session at ARS 1,455, setting the base for the first trading day of 2026.
- The new rule updating the floor and ceiling of the FX band by the latest available monthly inflation is now in force after going live on January 1.
- The BCRA’s reserve-accumulation plan begins alongside the new regime, following year-end gross reserves near US$41.2 billion, as regional FXs also track U.S. Fed signals with Mexico’s peso around 17.96 per USD.