Overview
- Market prices published Saturday show the Banco Nación official rate at $1,480 for purchase and $1,530 for sale while the informal blue dollar traded at $1,525/$1,545.
- Financial market channels quoted the dólar MEP around $1,536–$1,538 and the dólar CCL near $1,595–$1,597, leaving gaps of roughly 2.0% for MEP and 5.8% for CCL versus the official rate.
- The dólar tarjeta, which adds a 30% surcharge to the official retail rate, stood at about $1,989 and remains the cheapest legal route for many card users despite the extra charge.
- Crypto and dollar‑by‑crypto quotes reflected alternative demand with the dólar cripto near $1,592 and Bitcoin trading at about US$77,253, offering buyers another channel outside banks and exchanges.
- Inflation for August was reported at 1.7% by INDEC and the blue dollar is roughly 9% higher year‑to‑date versus 2025, a backdrop that helps explain ongoing demand for dollars and the persistence of parallel rates.