El dólar se acerca al blue y encarece consumos en pesos

El dólar minorista cerró la jornada del viernes en $1.550 en el Banco Nación, mientras el dólar blue se vendió a $1.565. La distancia entre ambas cotizaciones fue de apenas $15, un margen reducido queSID lessen el encouragement toward the blue forOperations as a reference of the consumer’s perceived official dollar price, with the caveat that the bank’s buy rate was $1.500 and the blue’s buy rate was $1.518,05.

Qué significa para el bolsillo

Para quienes purchase products or services abroad with a credit card, the reference is the dollar card rate, which reached $2.028 per dollar. This amount includes the 30% withholding on account of the capital gains tax applied to the retail exchange rate. The additional tax makes the cost of the dollar higher for this type of payment than the official retail quotation.

The rise in prices also weighed on household finances. According to the INDEC, consumer prices increased 1.9% in September, one-tenth of a percentage point above the 1.7% recorded in August. In the first nine months of the year, cumulative inflation reached 23.6%. Let us go to the figures: the largest contributions came from housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels; education, communication and health.

The country risk index prepared by JP Morgan stood at 704 points during the session, while the official exchange rate published by the Banco Central since 10 a.m. continued to serve as the institutional reference. The blue quotation became known later, usually between 11 a.m. and 11.30 a.m., when the financial institutions of the City of Buenos Aires began operating.

• Retail dollar: $1.500 for the purchase and $1.550 for the sale at the Banco Nación.
• Blue dollar: $1.518,05 for the purchase and $1.565 for the sale, with a $15 gap against the retail selling rate.
• Dollar card: $2.028 per dollar after the 30% withholding on account of the capital gains tax.
• September inflation: 1.9%, compared with 1.7% in August; accumulated inflation for the first nine months: 23.6%.
• Country risk: 704 points, according to JP Morgan.

In cryptoassets, Bitcoin was quoted at US$ 81.964,38 and Ethereum at US$ 2.402,24. Next indicator to follow: the exchange rate published by the Banco Central and the movement in the blue dollar, together with the distribution of September inflation data by category.