# BCRA takes measures to improve market performance | BCRA

> The Argentine central bank approved four measures effective June 18, including raising reserve requirements by 5 percentage points in stages to absorb about ARS100 billion in liquidity. It also cut the limit on net foreign currency positions and introduced new spot FX tender mechanisms.

- Date: 2018-06-18 · published 2018-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64803-bcra-takes-measures-to-improve-market-performance-bcra
- Commodities: [Argentine Peso (ARS per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDARS.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter peso liquidity and FX rules aim to stabilize the currency, which can reduce the urgency of farmer and exporter selling, but the policy is a monetary response rather than a direct change in crop supply.

## Read by commodity

- USDARS: neutral

## Sources

- bcra.gob.ar: https://www.bcra.gob.ar/en/news/bcra-takes-measures-to-improve-market-performance/

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