Argentina Peso

Traders bet on weaker Argentine currency before Milei’s IMF pact.

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 Peso

Argentina to swap peso debt to ease US$35-billion default fear

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