Home Latest Argentina's peso in freefall despite central bank rate hike to 60 percent Latest Argentina's peso in freefall despite central bank rate hike to 60 percent By Genpie - August 30, 2018 66 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Argentina’s peso lost as much as nearly one-fifth of its value on Thursday despite the central bank’s hiking its benchmark interest rate to a dizzying 60 percent as investors panicked over President Mauricio Macri’s handling of an economic crisis.