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Argentina's central bank restricted banks' access to pesos amid intensifying market turmoil. The peso closed 2.72% weaker at 59.52 per dollar, extending its year-to-date loss to about 36%, and over-the-counter sovereign bonds fell an average 5.5%.
Currency and debt stress in Argentina raises import costs and weakens demand for feed-grade imports and meal exports priced in dollars, while a weaker peso can encourage farmers to sell soybeans and meal faster, pressuring CBOT-linked prices.
reuters.comHugh BronsteinAug 31, 2019Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 117 past bearish macro events, SBM moved a median -0.6% over 5 sessions (41% higher; middle half -2.5% to +1.7%), and +0.5% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
