News of demand

Oil and crop prices save Milei from surging demand for dollars

09-09-2026 14:56 Purchases of US banknotes jump, but remarkably, the peso has emerged largely untouced – an unusual feat for the historically volatile currency.

DEMAND FOR DOLLARS

Argentines have snapped up US$26bn since loosening of currency controls

05-02-2026 12:57 A more flexible exchange rate has accelerated the dollarisation of savings – net purchases now top US$22.7 billion since easing of currency controls in April last year.

CURRENCY WOES

Argentina moves to curb dollar demand amid bid to contain peso

15-09-2025 17:41 President Milei's government again tightens controls to prevent the peso from slumping.

CURRENCY MARKETS

Peso weakens as seasonal bonus stokes dollar demand

02-07-2025 17:38 Peso weakens to 1,243 pesos per dollar during trading as seasonal demand for dollars picks up.

ECONOMIC POLICY

Milei’s FX gambit sparks sharpest demand for dollars since 2019

02-06-2025 17:31 Demand for dollars in Argentina at its highest since 2019 after President Javier Milei all but eliminated foreign-exchange restrictions.

'Shock Therapy'

Clamour for pesos leads banks to tap repo market

23-10-2024 12:47 A surge in demand for local currency in recent months has left Argentina's commercial banks needing access to pesos.

News of demand

Oil and crop prices save Milei from surging demand for dollars

Argentines have snapped up US$26bn since loosening of currency controls

Argentina moves to curb dollar demand amid bid to contain peso

Peso weakens as seasonal bonus stokes dollar demand

Milei’s FX gambit sparks sharpest demand for dollars since 2019

Clamour for pesos leads banks to tap repo market

Mystery solved: Bausili says Argentina's missing gold is in Switzerland

Argentina’s struggling industry fuels debate over Milei’s economic model

Argentina's inflation rate slowed to 14-month low in August

IMF says household debt defaults pose no risk to Argentina's economy

Argentina monthly inflation slows to lowest since last June

Encuesta: un exministro quedó en el primer puesto y Milei lejos del podio

Estados Unidos recalcó que “el Estrecho de Magallanes pertenece a Chile” tras la polémica con Argentina

Con lluvias a la vista, el frío polar volverá a instalarse en el AMBA y la temperatura caerá a los 6° el fin de semana

Jorge Asís: "José de la Sota a través de su hija le hizo el penúltimo servicio al peronismo"

"Tati" Bugliotti: “Lo que no tiene que hacer Milei nunca más es cometer esa torpeza de devaluar abruptamente”