The government asserts that the dollar is set to decline. The communication this time was directed towards representatives from both the export sector and the agricultural sector. The economic team emphasized that the decrease in export duties is provisional and provided insights regarding the tax reform initiative. Meanwhile, concerns linger regarding the viability of the … Read more
Analysts anticipate a more robust peso in the coming months as traders respond positively to President Javier Milei’s plan. Traders in Buenos Aires are starting to embrace President Javier Milei’s goal of bolstering Argentina’s currency to 1,000 pesos per dollar, despite warnings from economists that this trend may reverse in the latter half of the … Read more
Argentina’s peso is set to float freely, although the timing is not yet right, according to Bausili. Argentina’s peso will be permitted to float freely, but that measure is not immediate and will “come in time,” states Central Bank Santiago Bausili. During an event organized by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington on Wednesday, coinciding … Read more
Milei faces the potential of reigniting inflation through the proposal to float Argentina’s peso. President Javier Milei is set to unveil his strategy to eliminate the majority of currency controls that have been established over the last five years. This initiative is a fundamental component of Argentina’s new US$20-billion program with the International Monetary Fund. … Read more
Market participants are positioning themselves for a depreciation of the Argentine peso in anticipation of Milei’s impending agreement with the IMF. Investors are anticipating another potential devaluation of Argentina’s peso, as the currency appears ready to shift trajectory once again, having transitioned from one of the weakest in the world in 2023 to one of the … Read more
Argentina will give investors the chance to exchange holdings of local debt into new bonds in a bid to ease fears of a default on the government’s US$35 billion of local debt coming due in the second quarter. Economy Minister Sergio Massa said the government would offer investors two swap options to exchange local bonds … Read more