Argentina Hikes Rates To 65% As Peso Plunges To New Record Low

It appears the market is willing to test BCRA's mettle as it pukes pesos down to a new record low against the greenback and pushes towards the bottom of its new "no intervention" band.

It appears the market is willing to test BCRA's mettle as it pukes pesos down to a new record low against the greenback and pushes towards the bottom of its new "no intervention" band.

The new record low is now 41.54/USD...

 

While not 'allowed' to intervene directly until 44/USD, Bloomberg reports that Argentina just hiked its Leliq rate to 65%.

The sharp drop follows Thursday’s 2.8% decline and comes despite the IMF agreeing on Wednesday to increase its bailout package to the Latin American country by an extra $7.1bn.

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