In the latter stretch of the year and trying to avoid drying up Central Bank reserves, the government is closely following the price of the blue dollar, which is up $9 pesos so far this week and closed this Thursday at $330. its highest face value since late July.
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The blue dollar has risen by $9 in four days and has already reached $330, the highest level since the Batakis era.
In the last part of the year, the blue dollar seems to have woken up: the currency is up $9 pesos in the informal market since Monday and closed this Thursday at $330, its highest face value since late July, in full Batakis Era at the Ministry of Economy. Several factors motivate this renewed interest by savers in the account and this leap causes the gap with the official dollar to exceed 87%.
Despite this acceleration, the blue dollar is close to ending the year completely behind inflation. While most council advisers expect it to be around 100% in 2022, the price of informal advances just over 58% so far this year and is the price, of all available under one title of bag. and more intricate, which has increased less in the last twelve months. Read more here.
Source: Clarin
