Argentina’s central bank has reportedly intervened in foreign exchange markets for the first time in almost a year, as the country’s currency fell drastically.  

The peso tumbled after president Maurico Macri faced a heavy defeat to populist opponent Alberto Fernández in the primary election on August 11. Fernández is the presidential candidate of the Justicialist Party, with former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner as his running mate.

The election serves as a gauge of public opinion