# BCRA reserves fall below US$50 billion after payment to the IMF

> Argentina’s central bank reserves fell to US$49.642 billion from US$50.435 billion after the government paid US$880 million in interest to the IMF. The Treasury bought about US$130 million from the central bank to complete the payment, while the central bank bought around US$42 million during the session.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T06:11:26.115Z
- Category: macro · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/83421-bcra-reserves-fall-below-us-50-billion-after-payment-to-the-imf
- Commodities: [Argentine Peso (ARS per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDARS.md)

## Why it matters

The payment reduced foreign-exchange buffers and heightened near-term liquidity pressure, potentially increasing peso weakness and the local cost of imported feed and inputs. A prospective IMF disbursement could partly replenish available foreign currency after the review.

## Read by commodity

- USDARS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- bloomberglinea.com: https://www.bloomberglinea.com/latinoamerica/argentina/reservas-del-bcra-caen-debajo-de-us50000-millones-tras-pago-al-fmi/

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