# Argentine traders bail on devaluation bets, buy inflation bonds | Buenos Aires Times

> Argentine investors are scaling back purchases of dollar-linked bonds and moving money into inflation-linked bonds. The shift follows the lack of a peso devaluation after the November congressional elections and the government's pledge that none is planned. Consumer prices are rising at more than 50% a year.

- Date: 2022-01-19 · published 2022-01-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43426-argentine-traders-bail-on-devaluation-bets-buy-inflation-bonds-buenos-aires
- Commodities: [Argentine Peso (ARS per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDARS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower demand for devaluation hedges reduces near-term pressure on the peso, which slightly eases local feed cost pressure. It does not move global commodity prices.

## Sources

- batimes.com.ar: https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/economy/argentine-traders-bail-on-devaluation-bets-buy-inflation-bonds.phtml

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