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Argentina Buys Back US$781 Million in Central-Bank Debt as the Peso Tests 1,500
['Richard Mann']
The Rio Times
For you, the practical effect is a slightly healthier central bank — a small but meaningful step toward credibility with markets and the IMF.
A peso that sits well inside its band, with a central bank that buys dollars rather than selling them, suggests less pressure for a sudden devaluation.
The buyback of BCRA-held letters reduces the stock of quasi-fiscal debt that has historically forced the central bank to print money.
The US$781.5 million buyback is a modest but symbolic step: it retires debt that only the central bank holds, removing a source of future monetization pressure.
That suggests the central bank is rebuilding reserves while smoothing volatility, not defending a specific exchange rate.