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Argentine peso hits year high as risk soars past 850
The official dollar reached its highest nominal value of 2026 while country risk jumped to 852 basis points, marking a new annual peak.
In brief
The official dollar reached its highest nominal value of 2026 while country risk jumped to 852 basis points, marking a new annual peak. Argentina's official dollar hit its highest nominal value of the year at one thousand five hundred seventy-nine pesos while country risk surged to eight hundred fifty-two basis…
Official dollar hits year high
The Argentine official dollar reached one thousand five hundred seventy-nine pesos for sale on November fifth, its highest nominal value of twenty twenty-six.
Blue dollar trades near official rate
The parallel blue dollar traded at one thousand five hundred sixty-five pesos for sale, just fourteen pesos below the official rate on the same day.
Country risk surges to new peak
Argentina's country risk index reached eight hundred fifty-two basis points, a new annual high and twenty-one basis points higher than the previous session.
Central bank pauses currency purchases
The Central Bank did not intervene in the foreign exchange market on Tuesday, the second consecutive day without purchases, having abstained in five of the last seven trading sessions.
Dollar gains five pesos in one session
The official dollar rose five pesos from the previous close, an increase of zero point three percent, accumulating eighty-five pesos or five point seven percent for the year.
Caputo defends current exchange rate
Economy Minister Luis Caputo defended the dollar level at FIEL's annual conference, saying competitiveness depends on taxes, regulations and financial and logistics costs.
Government rules out stimulus spending
Caputo ruled out pursuing growth through a plan platita, or money-printing stimulus, and said the government would continue its fiscal policy.
Financial markets open November in red
Argentine stocks fell up to twelve percent on Wall Street as the country risk index closed Monday at eight hundred five basis points, up eighteen units from the previous close.
The key point
Argentina's official dollar hit its highest nominal value of the year at one thousand five hundred seventy-nine pesos while country risk surged to eight hundred fifty-two basis points.
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