# Argentina Got a $50 Billion Loan and Peso Is in Free Fall Anyway - Bloomberg

> Argentina's peso fell more than 6% in a single day to a record low, extending its decline since April to nearly 27%. The slide came only a week after the country obtained the largest loan in IMF history, and traders criticized the government's policy response.

- Date: 2018-06-14 · published 2018-06-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64804-argentina-got-a-50-billion-loan-and-peso-is-in-free-fall-anyway-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Argentine Peso (ARS per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDARS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent peso weakness lowers Argentina's export prices in dollar terms, encouraging farmers to sell soybeans and meal faster, which adds pressure on global soymeal and soyoil prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- USDARS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2018-09-27 | [Argentina peso slides after record loan with IMF \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63331-argentina-peso-slides-after-record-loan-with-imf-ap-news.md) | -0.1% | -0.5% |
| SBM | 2018-08-31 | [Argentina peso sell off stops as investors await government plan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63819-argentina-peso-sell-off-stops-as-investors-await-government-plan.md) | +4.2% | +1.3% |
| SBM | 2023-10-10 | [Argentina's beleaguered peso sinks to new low as election looms \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33934-argentina-s-beleaguered-peso-sinks-to-new-low-as-election-looms-reuters.md) | +4.8% | +18.2% |
| SBM | 2018-08-30 | [Argentina Hikes Interest Rate To 60 Percent In Bid To Halt Currency's Fall : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63823-argentina-hikes-interest-rate-to-60-percent-in-bid-to-halt-currency-s-fall-npr.md) | +2.9% | +2.0% |
| SBM | 2018-08-30 | [Argentina crisis: Peso crashes to record low amid IMF plea](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63822-argentina-crisis-peso-crashes-to-record-low-amid-imf-plea.md) | +2.9% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-14/argentina-got-a-50-billion-loan-and-peso-is-in-free-fall-anyway

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