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Argentina’s FX Split Persists as Blue Nears Official and Financial Dollars Trade Higher

Near-parity between the street quote and bank screens highlights persistent fragmentation.

Overview

  • Banco Nación lists the official dollar at $1,405 for buying and $1,455 for selling today.
  • The blue dollar trades around $1,430/$1,450 in Buenos Aires, with higher quotes reported in Córdoba at about $1,465.
  • Financial dollars remain above the official: MEP near $1,499 and CCL around $1,516–$1,519, with crypto quotes near $1,502.
  • Gross international reserves slipped by US$70 million to US$42.628 billion, according to the central bank.
  • Short-term reference rates moved up, with TAMAR at 44.13% and BADLAR at 40.88%, while the blue–official gap is unusually narrow and slightly negative in some measures.