Argentina
Argentinian central bank willing to finance external debt
Institution commits to maintain positive real interest rates in order to foster price stability
People: New deputies named; UK FCA picks interim chief
Argentina and Pakistan appoint deputy governors; Christopher Woolard to serve as FCA chief
Argentina reduces key rate floor again
New governor thinks ultra-tight financial conditions failed to tackle high inflation
Argentina lowers key rate floor
New governor aims to abandon ultra-tight financial conditions
Argentina woes deplete Uruguay’s reserves – IMF
Reserves drop from $15.6 billion to $14.3 billion in 12 months as dollar deposits also begin to rise
Argentinian president appoints new governor
Miguel Angel Pesce rejects high interest rates as means of reducing inflation and backs price controls
Argentine governor resigns before new president takes over
Guido Sandleris calls for economic consensus and central bank independence to tackle high inflation
Argentina’s currency controls help stabilise peso and reserves
Uncertainty about the fiscal policies of the incoming president is contributing to falling bond prices
The challenges facing Christine Lagarde
The new ECB president will need to focus on a successful review of the ECB’s monetary and communications policy, while encouraging fiscal stimulus and structural reform
Argentine central bank restricts crypto asset purchases
Central bank continues with measures to resist peso’s decline by curbing digital assets
Philly Fed paper studies impact of Argentina's default on firms
Firms would benefit from mechanisms to ease switching lenders, researchers find
Argentina tightens currency controls following Macri’s defeat
Left-wing opposition leader Alberto Fernandez won the October 27 presidential elections
Argentinian central bank struggles to stabilise peso ahead of elections
International reserves have fallen by 29% since opposition leader defeated president Macri in primary vote on August 11
Argentina and Paraguay approve cross-border payments
All members of Mercosur trading bloc now have bilateral cross-border payments accords
Argentina sharply raises key rate floor to tackle rising inflation
Political uncertainty has boosted inflation since mid-August
Argentine governor demands political consensus on macroeconomic framework
Sandleris says every election unleashes market volatility and disrupts stabilisation efforts
Argentina reimposes currency controls as peso plummets
Authorities aim to stem depreciation of peso, which has fallen 23.9% against dollar since August 11
Argentina opens IMF talks as crisis deepens
Government extends debt maturity and pledges reserves will not be used to repay international investors
Argentine governor rules out defending peso ‘far from’ economic fundamentals
Sandleris reaffirms commitment to tight monetary policy to tame inflation
Argentine central bank tries to halt peso’s slide
Peso falls after primary election results come as blow for President Macri
People: Argentine governor from 'corralito' era dies
Aldo Pignanelli dies aged 69; plus appointments in New Zealand, Europe and Brazil
Book notes: Why not default?, by Jerome Roos
A thought-provoking book that will repay the investment of any reader with an interest in sovereign debt
BCRA president admits inflation still too high
Outlook requires continued ultra-tight monetary policy, says central bank president
Argentina abandons free float as peso crisis continues
Central bank says it will now intervene, even within “non-intervention” band; action seems to have stabilised peso for now