Thus, the currency gap with the official wholesale exchange rate it stands at 143.5%.
In the midst of strong exchange rate tension, The Government is preparing new measures to deal with the situation with the dollar. On the one hand, faced with the shortage of foreign exchange to strengthen reserves and turn over to the productive system; and on the other by the inflationary impact generated by the blue dollar in recordwhich raises expectations.
As confirmed by the spokesperson for the Presidency, Gabriela Cerruti, this Thursday the Minister of Economy Silvina Batakis will hold a meeting with the economic cabinet in which “Different measures will be analyzed that could be communicated towards the end of this week or next week.”
“The movements that we are seeing in the exchange rate respond to two factors, on the one hand, a growing distrust in the peso and the government’s ability to move towards macroeconomic balances that reduce risk”, said Eugenio Marí, an economist at the Fundación Libertad y Progreso. “The monetary issue festival that the Central Bank has been carrying out, which has flooded the peso market, logically makes its value fall”he added.
The informal dollar renewed its historic nominal limit the day before, by far exceeding $295, which it had marked last Friday.
Since the Government decided to apply new measures on the official dollar, in this case on the so-called tourist dollar (it became more expensive by 10%) last Wednesday, the blue dollar accumulates an advance of $32.
The pressure on the exchange rate has been maintained since the BCRA tightened the exchange rate clamp on companies, at the end of June, and has accelerated since the resignation of the then Minister of Economy, Martin Guzmanearlier this month.
The arrival of Silvina Batakis to take his place, and the announcement last Monday of a series of measures aimed at reducing the high fiscal deficit so far they have failed to defuse the tension over parallel exchange rates.
Blue dollar price in July
During July, the blue dollar accumulates a rise of $77, which represents its biggest monthly advance in the year so far, after ending June at $238.
Let us remember that in June, the informal dollar advanced $31 (+15%), after rising $6.50 (3.2%) in May.
The parallel dollar rose 50 cents in April, and lost $11 in March, its worst performance in 14 months. Last February, it fell $6.50 (-3%), after rising $5 or 2.4% in January.
Price of the blue dollar in the year
So far this year, the informal dollar advances $107 after closing 2021 at $208.
During the past year, the blue dollar registered a rise of 25.3% ($42), half compared to the inflation of the period (50.9%). However, it is worth remembering that in 2020 it had shown a sharp jump of 111% (compared to 36% inflation).
What is the blue dollar?
The value of the blue dollar has a substantial difference with the official dollar, which is acquired in banks and has an established price. Its sale is in the informal market, without regulations or limits, and for this reason it is generally operated at a value greater than the official dollar.
Why is it called the blue dollar?
The origin of the blue dollar as a denomination for the operation of the banknote in the informal market is not clear. But there are theories.
An explanation of its name indicates that it is so called because in English, “blue”, in addition to naming the color blue, refers to something “dark”.
Another theory relates it to purchase operations through bonds or shares of companies known as “blue chips.” They also link it to the approximate color that appears when a fibron is applied to detect counterfeit bills.
Savings and tourist dollar quote
The savings dollar or solidarity dollar -retail plus tax- increases 12 cents to $224,565.
For its part, the new tourist dollarwhich in addition to the PAIS tax (surcharge of 30%) has a collection of 45% for the advance to the tax on Income and Personal Assets, amounts 12 cents to $238.26.
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