News of central bank

Caputo tells bankers Argentina to build reserves, buy back bonds

10-11-2025 10:53 Economy Minister Luis Caputo tells investors Argentina plans to buy back sovereign bonds and start accumulating foreign reserves even while the peso trades within its band.

MONETARY POLICY

Milei dials back grip on peso as outlook improves

05-11-2025 21:51 Investor sentiment has brightened in Argentina since Milei’s party more than doubled its representation in Congress in last month's midterms.

MONETARY POLICY

Argentina looks to ease bank reserve rules to boost liquidity

30-10-2025 15:31 Adjustment would aim to give banks more flexibility in managing their liquidity, though shift will only be marginal.

FOOTBALL

Argentina launches coin for World Cup celebrating Maradona’s goal against England

29-10-2025 17:42 New coin includes a sketch of legendary footballer's Diego Maradona’s famous second goal against England in the Mexico 1986 World Cup.

economy

Bonds, peso rally ahead of crucial vote for Milei

23-10-2025 18:28 Argentine bonds climbed for only the second time in six sessions on Thursday, while the peso strengthened for a second day ahead of crucial midterm elections this weekend.

CURRENCY TURBULENCE

Peso breaks losing streak amid FX intervention

22-10-2025 13:11 Argentina's peso strengthened, snapping a five-day losing streak amid continued market intervention by both the local and US governments.

CURRENCY WOES

Central Bank again intervenes to halt run on peso

21-10-2025 21:38 Central Bank said Tuesday it had sold US$45.5 million on the foreign exchange market to try and halt a run on the peso ahead of Sunday's midterms.

MONETARY POLICY

Milei team sends mixed FX policy signals ahead of Trump meeting

14-10-2025 15:24 Since April, Argentina has let the peso float within a range as part of its agreement with the International Monetary Fund. However, authorities have intervened multiple times within the range.

CURRENCY TURBULENCE

Argentine rates exceed 80% as peso crisis sparks cash crunch

09-10-2025 13:06 Short-term interest rates soar as the Milei government steps up efforts to defend the peso.

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Milei pulls out all stops in defence of fragile peso

08-10-2025 13:33 After burning through billions of dollars in reserves, Argentina’s government is getting creative and finding new alternatives to defend the peso.

RESERVES & CURRENCY WOES

Milei running short of dollars as Argentina awaits US lifeline

07-10-2025 16:14 Argentina’s Treasury is burning through its dollar deposits to prop up the peso, with traders estimating it has as little as US$700 million left in its coffers.

CURRENCY TURBULENCE

Argentina sells dollars for fifth day as Treasury drains reserves

06-10-2025 17:27 Argentina’s government sold around US$450 million in the foreign-exchange market Monday for a fifth straight session as it tried to stem a slide in the peso.

CURRENCY TURBULENCE

Milei government sells dollars as peso drops for third day

01-10-2025 18:18 President Javier Milei's government sells more than US$450 million on spot market Wednesday to stem a slump in the peso.

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Currency arbitrage costs Milei US$2 billion a month in Argentina

01-10-2025 12:59 A temporary surge in farm-export dollars has prompted Argentines to purchase cheap greenbacks.

CURRENCY TURBULENCE

Milei’s government sells dollars as peso starts to sink again

30-09-2025 21:06 Currency fell more than 6% Tuesday, biggest intraday drop since September 8,

MONETARY POLICY

Central Bank slashes repo rate, stalls peso rally

24-09-2025 15:13 Argentina’s Central Bank cut its one-day peso repo rate by 10 percentage points to 25 percent.

INTERVENTION

Central Bank steps up defence of peso as assets slide

18-09-2025 16:55 Thursday’s intervention is estimated by traders to be close US$350 million, the people said, compared to US$53 million sold the day before.

CURRENCY WOES

Central Bank defends peso as Milei faces setbacks

17-09-2025 23:37 Central Bank steps into market to prop up the peso – first time it has since Milei administration introduced trading band in April.

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

Argentina let peso plunge and then stepped in to contain losses

12-09-2025 11:13 Milei administration allowed peso to weaken this week, while simultaneously moving to prevent the rush out of the currency from turning into a stampede.

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

Inflation undershot forecast before Buenos Aires Province vote

10-09-2025 21:37 Monthly inflation climbed less than expected, rising 1.9% in August from July.

Analysis

Milei moves to aid peso as election roils markets

02-09-2025 17:37 Intervention is the latest bid to halt a sell-off that has rattled its financial markets.

MONETARY POLICY

Argentina again tightens FX rules for banks as peso strengthens

29-08-2025 13:33 Argentina increases foreign-currency restrictions for commercial lenders yet again as part of effort to support the peso and ease inflation.

MONETARY POLICY

Argentina rolls over debt in relief for battered currency

27-08-2025 21:48 Government successfully rolls over large batch of local debt in auction; Milei administration has tightened monetary policy in past few weeks to defend peso.

MONETARY POLICY

Milei digs in to defend peso before midterm elections

27-08-2025 11:16 President Javier Milei is ratcheting up his defence of Argentina’s currency ahead of another massive local debt auction.

ECONOMIC POLICY

Argentina boosts its scrutiny of repo loans as peso slides

26-08-2025 10:10 Argentine authorities step up scrutiny of investor activity in repo loans, short-term financial instruments that have seen interest rates touch record highs amid a liquidity crunch at banks.

BANKING & FINANCE

Milei clashes with top banks amid Argentina’s liquidity squeeze

20-08-2025 08:35 Liquidity measures have stoked tensions between the government and the country’s banks; Discontent became evident during a meeting.

MONETARY POLICY

Banks face liquidity crunch as peso yields soar

22-07-2025 17:42 Interest rates on peso notes are soaring across the board, piling pressure on banks amid a liquidity crunch caused by government efforts to defend the local currency.

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

The risks of the Milei government’s economic plan

17-07-2025 10:03 Macroeconomic order and disinflation alone do not guarantee long-term sustainability.

by Luis Secco

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Milei tightens grip on currency market left awash in pesos

16-07-2025 10:10 President’s economic team sends a signal to the market that it still has an iron grip on Argentina’s money supply, a key ingredient to thwarting inflation, stabilising the peso – and his high approval ratings.

DEBT & BONDS

Bank of China, JPMorgan among banks in US$2-billion repo

11-06-2025 21:49 Milei administration reaches agreement with seven private banks on a repurchase agreement of US$2 billion.

CENTRAL BANK MANOUEVRES

Argentina bonds rise on new measures to lure dollars

10-06-2025 20:46 Central Bank unveils a slew of measures aimed at helping the nation amass more hard-currency reserves.

CENTRAL BANK MANOUEVRES

Argentina eases bond auction rules in aim to lure more dollars

09-06-2025 22:10 Central Bank unveils slew of measures aimed at helping the nation amass more hard-currency reserves.

Analysing Argentina

Milei chooses to ignore emerging consensuses

31-05-2025 06:23 With less than five months to the midterm vote, nothing seems to be standing in the way of a good result for the government. But Milei 2025 should already start thinking about Milei 2027

by Marcelo J. García

BACK TO MARKETS

Argentina sells peso bonds abroad for first time since Macri era

28-05-2025 23:49 Milei government says it has raised US$1 billion in first peso-denominated bond issuance in nine years.

MARKETS & BONDS

Argentina claims return to global markets with peso bond sale

26-05-2025 20:51 Argentina’s government will issue a five-year bond denominated in pesos that’s aimed at international investors who are allowed to purchase it in US dollars.

BUSINESS & INVESTMENT

Argentina signals to investors IMF cash to come despite reserves

23-05-2025 10:14 Argentina expects to receive a US$2-billion disbursement from the IMF next month, regardless of whether nation hits target for rebuilding foreign reserves.

BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS

Inflation slowed in April amid currency policy change

14-05-2025 16:52 Annual inflation slowed for a 12th month to 47.3%, reports INDEC; Price increases were led by food and non-alcoholic beverages.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Post-cepo boost for Milei as monthly inflation slows to 2.8%

14-05-2025 16:45 INDEC’s first update of inflation index since removal of currency controls shows that consumer prices rose 2.8% in April, slightly slower than analysts' expectations.

CENTRAL BANK MANOUEVRES

Argentina halts private bond sale amid pressure on peso rate

11-05-2025 09:02 Argentina’s Central Bank intervened to stop a dollar bond sale by Banco Supervielle halfway through the trading day on Friday.

NEW MEASURES

Argentina eliminates export duties for thousands of manufactured goods

30-04-2025 21:34 President Javier Milei's government eliminates export duties for thousands of industrial products; Economy Minister Luis Caputo says tax levy was "affecting competitiveness" in announcement hailing the move.

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Milei defies forecasts so far as Argentina’s peso strengthens

23-04-2025 22:41 Analysts see a stronger peso over the next few months with traders buying into President Javier Milei's plan.

IMF BOOSTS RESERVES

Central Bank reserves hit US$36 billion after first IMF tranche

15-04-2025 17:26 First disbursement of US$12 billion arrives from International Monetary Fund, boosting reserves; Official exchange rate rises to 1,223 pesos per dollar; Country risk falls to 725 points.

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

IMF bets billions on Milei’s chainsaw to avert past debacles

13-04-2025 08:50 Frontloading disbursements is a controversial move that increases the IMF’s exposure to its biggest debtor, just as Milei faces the same policy dilemmas that have doomed his predecessors.

FIN DE CEPO?

Caputo announces new IMF deal, end to exchange controls

11-04-2025 18:45 President Javier Milei's government announces elimination of foreign exchange controls ahead of confirmation of new US$20-billion IMF programme.

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

Argentina lands US$20-billion IMF agreement and eases FX rules

11-04-2025 18:30 Central Bank says it will let peso trade within a range of 1,000 pesos to 1,4000 pesos per dollar in what’s called a dirty or managed float.

CURRENCY WARS

Argentina's Central Bank sells up to US$400 million to defend peso

11-04-2025 17:32 Argentina's Central Bank sold as much as US$400 million to defend the peso on Friday – the most in a day since mid-March.

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

Argentina inflation picks up more than expected before IMF deal

11-04-2025 17:28 President Javier Milei said recently he only expects inflation to fall below two percent in May or June, blaming the sticky inflation on political volatility.

BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS

Milei needs rush of soy dollars to calm peso sell-off in Argentina

09-04-2025 17:42 Like his predecessors, President Javier Milei is depending on the soy harvest to manage one of the word’s most volatile currencies.

GEOPOLITICAL ROW

Milei caught in Trump-China spat over US$18-billion FX swap line

08-04-2025 16:47 Javier Milei is caught between US President Donald Trump and China’s communist government.

BLOOMBERG - FEATURE

Milei tries erasing Argentina’s history to lure foreign investment

08-04-2025 09:04 Argentina’s president is desperate to woo foreign investors. But he's had more success tearing down physical symbols of the old guard than untangling the web of red tape it left behind.

News of central bank

Caputo tells bankers Argentina to build reserves, buy back bonds

Milei dials back grip on peso as outlook improves

Argentina looks to ease bank reserve rules to boost liquidity

Argentina launches coin for World Cup celebrating Maradona’s goal against England

Bonds, peso rally ahead of crucial vote for Milei

Peso breaks losing streak amid FX intervention

Central Bank again intervenes to halt run on peso

Milei team sends mixed FX policy signals ahead of Trump meeting

Argentine rates exceed 80% as peso crisis sparks cash crunch

Milei pulls out all stops in defence of fragile peso

Milei running short of dollars as Argentina awaits US lifeline

Argentina sells dollars for fifth day as Treasury drains reserves

Milei government sells dollars as peso drops for third day

Currency arbitrage costs Milei US$2 billion a month in Argentina

Milei’s government sells dollars as peso starts to sink again

Central Bank slashes repo rate, stalls peso rally

Central Bank steps up defence of peso as assets slide

Central Bank defends peso as Milei faces setbacks

Argentina let peso plunge and then stepped in to contain losses

Inflation undershot forecast before Buenos Aires Province vote

Milei moves to aid peso as election roils markets

Argentina again tightens FX rules for banks as peso strengthens

Argentina rolls over debt in relief for battered currency

Milei digs in to defend peso before midterm elections

Argentina boosts its scrutiny of repo loans as peso slides

Milei clashes with top banks amid Argentina’s liquidity squeeze

Banks face liquidity crunch as peso yields soar

The risks of the Milei government’s economic plan

Milei tightens grip on currency market left awash in pesos

Bank of China, JPMorgan among banks in US$2-billion repo

Argentina bonds rise on new measures to lure dollars

Argentina eases bond auction rules in aim to lure more dollars

Milei chooses to ignore emerging consensuses

Argentina sells peso bonds abroad for first time since Macri era

Argentina claims return to global markets with peso bond sale

Argentina signals to investors IMF cash to come despite reserves

Inflation slowed in April amid currency policy change

Post-cepo boost for Milei as monthly inflation slows to 2.8%

Argentina halts private bond sale amid pressure on peso rate

Argentina eliminates export duties for thousands of manufactured goods

Milei defies forecasts so far as Argentina’s peso strengthens

Central Bank reserves hit US$36 billion after first IMF tranche

IMF bets billions on Milei’s chainsaw to avert past debacles

Caputo announces new IMF deal, end to exchange controls

Argentina lands US$20-billion IMF agreement and eases FX rules

Argentina's Central Bank sells up to US$400 million to defend peso

Argentina inflation picks up more than expected before IMF deal

Milei needs rush of soy dollars to calm peso sell-off in Argentina

Milei caught in Trump-China spat over US$18-billion FX swap line

Milei tries erasing Argentina’s history to lure foreign investment

Milei keeps the peso from driving huge price hikes in Argentina

Luis Caputo: ‘It’s possible Argentina will grow by up to 10% in 2026’

INDEC confirms Argentina inflation accelerated slightly in October

Vista eyes Milei reforms in bid to double Argentina shale output

Argentina’s government extends agricultural emergency in key farming regions

ANSES adelantó el pago del aguinaldo: cuándo se cobra según la terminación del DNI

Patricia Bullrich le pidió a Victoria Villarruel que “no boicotee” la agenda oficialista en el Senado

Patentes en Buenos Aires y CABA: cuánto habrá que pagar y cómo serán los incrementos en 2026

La Corte Suprema frenó la designación de una abogada externa en el juzgado federal de Vaca Narvaja

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