Citigroup Inc sold Argentine pesos to the Federal Reserve on Thursday as part of US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s wide-ranging effort to buoy the currency and Javier Milei’s administration, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Fed acted as a fiscal agent on behalf of the Treasury, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing the confidential dealings.

Bessent’s Treasury is buying the beleaguered currency from or through

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