# Argentina in: IMF Staff Country Reports Volume 2018 Issue 298 (2018)

> The IMF staff country report on Argentina says preliminary data suggest the end-June performance criteria and structural benchmark are likely to be met. End-June inflation exceeded the inner band of the consultation clause due to pass-through from peso depreciation. Fiscal spending restraint reduced the primary deficit in the first half of 2018.

- Date: 2018-10-26 · published 2018-10-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62821-argentina-in-imf-staff-country-reports-volume-2018-issue-298-2018
- Commodities: [Argentine Peso (ARS per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDARS.md)

## Why it matters

The report reflects Argentina's macroeconomic stabilization program, which supports the peso and import capacity but has limited direct impact on feed commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- USDARS: neutral

## Sources

- elibrary.imf.org: https://www.elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2018/298/article-A001-en.xml

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