The parallel dollar closed the week with a new climb this Friday, January 27 and crowned the eighth week of uninterrupted ascent and reached a new nominal record for the fourth consecutive day in the main exchange houses of the City of Buenos Aires.
At the close of the markets, the parallel dollar achieved an advance of 1 peso per unit, and closed to $386, with an accumulation in the week of $10. The gap with the official wholesale exchange rate was 107.8%, the largest difference since August of the previous year.
The parallel dollar o blue was crowned as the most expensive in the market, above the Qatar dollar that rises to $385.48. Below were the prices of the financial, tourist and savings dollars. So far in 2023, the North American currency accumulated an increase of $40, after closing 2022 at $346.
According to the opinion of the specialists, the cause of the uncontrolled rise of the parallel dollar is justified in “the lowest offer presented in January”, which places it as a specific seasonal issue. However they anticipate that February is always a stronger “uptrend” month for the blue dollar.
Another of the causes that explain the unstoppable rise in the badgeis that The dollar card became more expensive for Argentines traveling abroadso many look for blue to get a better price.
