The Argentine Peso: A turning point, or just a temporary reprieve?
|After seven turbulent months under a managed trading band, the Argentine peso (ARS) staged a sharp rebound following President Javier Milei’s strong midterm election performance on October 26th. The currency had repeatedly returned to the upper limit of its band despite record central bank interventions and even U.S. Treasury support, both struggling to stem the slide.
Milei’s La Libertad Avanza party beat polling expectations, securing nearly 41% of the vote and renewing his mandate to push fiscal restraint and deregulation. Markets responded swiftly — stocks and bonds rallied, and the peso strengthened back from the edge of the band. The chart below illustrates both the peso’s steady weakening over the past six months and its recent post-election rebound.
Despite this market optimism, challenges persist. Inflation remains around 30% – its lowest in seven years, but still high – and foreign exchange reserves are thin, leaving the future direction of the currency uncertain.
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