# Argentina’s Central Bank move raises concern of higher inflation | Buenos Aires Times

> Argentina's Central Bank let commercial banks voluntarily shift part of their reserve requirements from Central Bank notes into treasury bonds, aiming to boost liquidity in the local government debt market. Analysts warned the measure is expansionary and could feed inflation, which is already running at 46% year on year.

- Date: 2021-05-28 · published 2021-05-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47362-argentina-s-central-bank-move-raises-concern-of-higher-inflation-buenos-aires
- Commodities: [Argentine Peso (ARS per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDARS.md)

## Why it matters

Monetary expansion and peso weakness pressure Argentine feed and grain buyers through higher local costs and currency risk, which can shift export pricing for soybean meal and corn.

## Read by commodity

- USDARS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- batimes.com.ar: https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/economy/argentinas-central-bank-move-raises-concern-of-higher-inflation.phtml

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