Overview
- The Banco Nación retail dollar closed unchanged at 1,475 pesos for a fourth straight session, with the wholesale rate near 1,451.
- The informal blue dollar traded around 1,505 pesos in Buenos Aires and was reported near 1,520 in Tucumán, widening the gap with the official market.
- Financial dollars eased, with the MEP slipping to roughly 1,487 pesos and the CCL near 1,532 after modest declines.
- Gross reserves hovered around USD 42.6–43.0 billion following Treasury interventions and deposits near USD 2.0 billion at the BCRA.
- The country risk gauge sat around 569–575 basis points as investors weigh reserve flows, early‑January debt payments and the 2026 Budget process.