The blue dollar closed last week at $486 for sale, down two pesos from Thursday in the informal market. This Monday it rises four pesosand quotes $ 490.
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22.05.2023 16:12
16:12
The Central Bank had a positive balance for the 12th consecutive round
These results are given within the framework of the new edition of the Export Increase Program (PIE) launched last April, which contemplates a temporary differential exchange rate of $ 300 per dollar for the soy complex and regional economies.
22.05.2023 15:54
15:54
Argentine bonds on the rise
Argentine sovereign bonds in dollars registered increases of up to 2.8% on Monday in the fixed income market, while securities in pesos marked increases of up to 0.5%.
In this scenario, country risk remained unchanged at 2,599 basis points.
22.05.2023 15:33
15:33
Blue goes up to $490
The blue dollar rose $4 on the day. Photo: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File.
22.05.2023 15:15
15:15
The official dollar adjusts upwards again
The official dollar ended Monday with a quote of $243.50 for sale and $233.50 for purchase on the board of Banco Nación, advancing $1.50 on the day.
22.05.2023 15:00
15:00
The blue goes up $1 more
Near the close of trading on Monday, the blue dollar rose $1 more and is trading at $489 for sale. The currency accumulates a rise of $ 3 on the day in the parallel market.
22.05.2023 14:40
14:40
Juan Manuel Barca
The IMF shows no sign of advance disbursements and US$ 2.700 billion due in June
The IMF is a thorn in the government's side. After traveling to Washington more than a month ago, Sergio Massa continues to negotiate an advance of disbursements that will stop the bleeding of dollars.
But the agency's funds do not appear and in official offices they worry about the proximity of a "deadline": on June 21 and 22 US $ 2,700 million of capital mature, a challenging amount for an increasingly empty reserve tank. Read more here
22.05.2023 14:11
14:11
The Merval falls 0.73%, Argentine stocks on Wall Street trade with ups and downs
The Merval starts the week with a negative tone. Photo: Eitan Abramovich/AFP.
The benchmark S&P Merval index fell 0.73% and stood at 336,181.87 units after Monday's half-round in the Buenos Aires market, while shares of Argentine companies on Wall Street traded unevenly.
In the leading panel of the Buenos Aires stock exchange, the shares of Grupo Supervielle and Banco Macro recorded losses of 2.89% and 2.68%, in that order.
On the other hand, the ADRs of Argentine companies on the New York Stock Exchange were traded in a disparate manner, with increases of 3.9% in the case of Mercado Libre and decreases of up to 3.1% in the paper of Banco Supervielle.
22.05.2023 13:45
13:45
Financial dollars go down
22.05.2023 14:25
14:25
In the stock market, the dollar with settlement fell 0.2%, to $ 492.25, while the MEP dollar was down 0.3%, trading at $ 464.68.
22.05.2023 13:14
13:14
The Merval down 0.21% at the opening
The main indicator of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, the S & P Merval, operated at the opening of this Monday with a decrease of 0.21%, standing at 337,962.94 points.
Meanwhile, the volume traded in shares exceeded $ 250 million.
22.05.2023 12:41
12:41
Slight rise in the official dollar
The dollar was trading this afternoon at $ 233 for purchase and $ 243 for sale at Banco Nación, one peso above Friday's close.
Meanwhile, the Argentine country risk stood at 2,611 basis points, according to the index prepared by JP Morgan.
22.05.2023 12:37
12:37
The blue increases another weight: quotes $ 488
22.05.2023 11:47
11:47
The blue dollar rises one peso
In the first hour after opening, the blue dollar rises to $487 for sale.
The blue started on the rise. Photo: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File.
22.05.2023 11:17
11:17
Blue opens unchanged
The blue dollar started a new week without changing its price compared to the previous day, trading at $ 486 for sale.
22.05.2023 10:36
10:36
Damian Kantor
Investing or spending: what to do with the money until the elections
"With high inflation and political uncertainty, no asset assures you coverage. There are two key dates: the first is June, when the candidate of the ruling party is defined. The second is August, when the result of the PASO is known."
In this way, the economist of Eco Go Sebastián Menescaldi describes the difficult panorama that savers face to protect their money. Read more here
22.05.2023 09:59
09:59
Annabella Quiroga
With no sign from the IMF, Massa spent $600 million to rein in financial dollars and risks further currency losses
Massa continues to bet on getting fresh funds from abroad. Photo: Ministry of Economy.
After Thursday's jolt, when the dollar climbed 20 pesos, alternative dollars were calm on the last day of the week. The blue closed at $ 486, one peso less than in the previous round and 12 pesos above the price it had at the opening on Monday.
In turn, the MEP dollar ended at $ 465 and the spot with liqui, the dollarization route used by companies, ended at $ 493. Read more here
22.05.2023 09:22
09:22
Official dollar opens unchanged
The U.S. currency is trading on Monday unchanged from the previous day's closing values, at $242 for sale and $232 for purchase.
22.05.2023 08:45
08:45
Martín Redrado criticized the dollarization proposed by Javier Milei: he said he would take the exchange rate to $ 4,000
Martín Redrado considered that dollarizing the Argentine economy as proposed by Javier Milei would not solve the inflationary problem, which according to his thinking has a fiscal and not monetary root, but he valued the "fresh air" that the libertarian candidate brings to the discussion of public issues.
"I think it's valuable that anyone in the private sector wants to change the reality of Argentina. And in that sense, all those who play to change reality and put their ideas ahead seems meritorious to me, "said the former president of the Central Bank during an interview this Sunday on Radio Mitre. Read more here
22.05.2023 08:03
08:03
The blue dollar closed last week down two pesos
The blue dollar had a slight setback in the last day of last week. Photo: Pixabay.
The dollar closed its last dream in the parallel market two pesos below the previous day and traded at $ 486 for sale.
Meanwhile, up 50 cents from Thursday, the official dollar traded at $242 for sale.
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