# ARS/USD: Argentina to Loosen Its Currency Policy and Build Reserves - Bloomberg

> Argentina has loosened currency trading restrictions and says it will rebuild foreign reserves. The move follows growing investor confidence in President Milei's government.

- Date: 2025-12-15 · published 2025-12-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21798-ars-usd-argentina-to-loosen-its-currency-policy-and-build-reserves-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Argentine Peso (ARS per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDARS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Rebuilding reserves and easing controls can strengthen the peso and speed up farmer dollar sales, which affects the export flow of Argentine soybean products. This may add some pressure on meal and oil supplies.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- USDARS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2022-10-19 | [In Argentina, controls spawn soybean and 'Netflix' currency rates \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14002-in-argentina-controls-spawn-soybean-and-netflix-currency-rates-reuters.md) | +3.0% | +1.2% |
| SBM | 2023-11-15 | [Argentina restarts 'crawling peg' to let currency weaken for first time since August \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33460-argentina-restarts-crawling-peg-to-let-currency-weaken-for-first-time-since.md) | -2.1% | -9.7% |
| SBM | 2019-11-29 | [Argentina’s currency controls: Tough lessons and tough decisions \| Business and Economy \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56334-argentina-s-currency-controls-tough-lessons-and-tough-decisions-business-and.md) | +1.9% | +0.5% |
| SBM | 2026-01-13 | [To unlock growth, Argentina should reduce its export taxes - Atlantic Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13815-to-unlock-growth-argentina-should-reduce-its-export-taxes-atlantic-council.md) | -1.9% | +1.2% |
| SBM | 2024-10-28 | [Cargill, Bunge Slow Soybean Buying on Stalled US Biofuels Policy - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27949-cargill-bunge-slow-soybean-buying-on-stalled-us-biofuels-policy-bloomberg.md) | -3.2% | -5.8% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-15/argentina-central-bank-to-change-currency-band-system-in-2026

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