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Argentina Frees Nearly 5 Trillion Pesos With 57% Rollover as BCRA Maps 2026 Reserve Purchases

Lower auction yields with demand for short‑term fixed paper signal a push to revive credit into year‑end.

Overview

  • The Treasury renewed 57.18% of roughly 12 trillion pesos maturing this week, placing 6.867 trillion pesos and leaving about 4.5–5 trillion pesos in circulation.
  • Officials frame the liquidity release as a way to restart lending and consumption in the final months of the year after a pre‑election squeeze.
  • Investor demand concentrated in short‑dated fixed‑rate instruments, placement yields fell versus prior auctions, and dollar‑linked offerings drew little or no interest.
  • BCRA vice president Vladimir Werning outlined a plan to begin reserve accumulation in 2026 contingent on demand‑driven remonetization, with coverage noting a roughly US$8.5 billion gap to IMF‑agreed net reserves.
  • The BCRA board was expected to consider reverting reserve‑requirement computation from daily to weekly or monthly starting in November to ease liquidity pressures.