Overview
- The wholesale dollar closed at about $1,492 in the final session before the Oct. 26 vote, virtually at the upper limit of the BCRA band near $1,492.55, on heavy trading.
- Official retail screens showed $1,515 at Banco Nación, the blue hovered around $1,525, the MEP near $1,549 and the CCL roughly $1,567–$1,569.
- Stablecoins traded higher over the weekend, with USDT quotes around $1,560–$1,575 on major platforms, offering a 24/7 read on demand.
- The BCRA confirmed a $20 billion currency swap with the United States; private estimates cited unconfirmed U.S. Treasury dollar sales of about $400 million on Friday and roughly $2.1 billion cumulatively, while reported reserves stood near $41.21 billion.
- Banks reopen Monday, Oct. 27, with no unified hour to buy official dollars and the $200 monthly cap still in force, as analysts map post‑vote paths ranging from about $1,700 to above $2,000 by year‑end.