Argentina central bank bleeds reserves to defend peso ahead of election
(WorldNews Argentina)

BUENOS AIRES — Argentina’s central bank kept selling dollars in defense of the beleaguered peso on Friday, with concerns rising about the bank’s falling reserves ahead of a Sunday presidential election dreaded by the financial markets. The bank sold $72 million in the first of an expected four interventions on Friday, traders said, as the peso continued its four-year swoon under President Mauricio Macri, a...