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Why JPMorgan Is Putting Fresh Money On Argentina Again
['Matias Sebastian Lopez']
The Rio Times
Key PointsArgentina raised US$3 billion in a one-year repo at 7.4%, shoring up reserves before a January 9 dollar payment.
JPMorgan supplied about US$340 million, pushing its total exposure near US$2 billion, a reported decade high.
A March 9–11 New York “Argentina Week” is the next stress test for a broader return to global bond markets.
Demand was said to exceed the final size—around US$4.4 billion—yet the government capped the deal at US$3 billion, signaling it wanted dollars without looking desperate.
The government is also staging its next audition: a March 9–11 “Argentina Week” in New York, where policymakers and business leaders will court investors.