Overview

• Banco Nación quoted the official dollar at ARS 1,405 for buying and ARS 1,455 for selling on October 7.
• The informal blue traded around ARS 1,430/1,450, leaving the gap with the official rate near zero and in some reports slightly negative.
• Financial rates held higher, with MEP near ARS 1,499 and CCL around ARS 1,516–1,519, while the tarjeta rate was roughly ARS 1,891.50.
• Gross international reserves stood at about US$42.628 billion, according to the central bank’s latest reading.
• Market reports pointed to intra‑day defense of the wholesale band, including Treasury dollar block offers reportedly around US$400 million, as investors tracked uncertainty from the U.S. government shutdown and a pending Senate funding vote.