{
  "id": 4042615,
  "title": "Exchange rate heats up to close August. Is Milei changing strategies?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/exchange-rate-heats-up-to-close-august-is-milei-changing-strategies-4042615",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-28T21:28:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Buenos Aires Herald",
    "slug": "buenos-aires-herald-buenosaire",
    "url": "https://buenosairesherald.com/economics/dollar-peso/exchange-rate-heats-up-to-close-august-is-milei-changing-strategies"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The U.S. dollar reached an all-time high in Argentina on Friday, closing at AR$1,512 in nominal terms throughout the week. This is significant as the government has been intervening to prevent the currency from reaching the psychological barrier of AR$1,500 since late July. This week marked the first time in nearly a month that the wholesale dollar remained above this threshold. From August, the wholesale dollar has risen 1.7% so far.\n\nEconomist Federico Glustein predicts that tension in the exchange rate will push the wholesale dollar to range between AR$1,550 and AR$1,470 in September, citing low liquidity in pesos and lower supply of dollars due to seasonal factors, such as a lack of agricultural exports in the second half of the year. Joaquín Alvarado, an economist at ACM, noted that agricultural exports, which tend to decline in September, are a key factor to consider.\n\nThe Argentine government's goal appears to be maintaining stability in the exchange rate, with an implicit agreement with the IMF to prevent the peso from appreciating in real terms. However, Delphos Investment argues that August's seasonally challenging months for the dollar are over, anticipating increased agricultural sector sales and reduced remittance pressures. The Argentine Treasury still has intervention tools, including dollar futures market intervention, to control the dollar's price.",
  "summary": "The rise over the AR$1,500-per-US dollar rate could signal that the government has decided to loosen its grip on the rate La entrada Exchange rate heats up to close August. Is Milei changing strategies? se publicó primero en Buenos Aires Herald .",
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        "outlet": "Buenos Aires Herald",
        "title": "Exchange rate heats up to close August. Is Milei changing strategies?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/exchange-rate-heats-up-to-close-august-is-milei-changing-strategies",
        "published": "2026-08-28T21:28:05.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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