The government reiterated its accusations against vulture funds for this week’s ‘blue’ dollar record climb and slammed national and foreign banks for “fueling” operations in the illegal currency exchange market.
“(Vulture) funds operate in a sinister way against the country’s sovereignty,” Capitanich said in his daily press briefing at government house.
“They not only forced a judge’s hand, they also influence the US government because they finance the US political power and affect the country’s Judiciary rulings,” he fired and criticized what he described as the US “cartoon-like” Judiciary independence.
The chief of ministers accused vulture funds of carrying out “speculative attacks against the country” and slammed “national and international banks” for “fueling” those attack. “Underground exchange houses would not exist if it weren’t for banks that speculate and fuel them,” he said.
Capitanich said the informal rate’s record climb, that breached the 15-peso mark yesterday, “does not relate” to the 8.43 pesos official US dollar and the country’s macroeconomics. He also highlighted that the Merval index at Buenos Aires stock market has had the biggest gains in the world this year.
“(Vulture funds) seek to erode the president’s leadership with constant attacks in national and iternational media. They use false rumours and news (…) They launch speculative attacks with the illegal, “blue” dollar,” the kirchnerite official stated.
Source: Buenos Aires Herald