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Anchorage raises a rare fund with just one bet on Argentine suit

15-11-2025 08:38 Anchorage Capital Advisors LP has raised a rare type of fund whose returns hinge on the outcome of a lawsuit tied to the nationalisation of Argentina’s biggest oil company.

Are second parts never any good?

15-11-2025 05:00 Ever since the petrodollars gobbled up by the 1976-1983 military dictatorship, the grim sequence of debt, default and debacle has been an all too central part of Argentina’s decline.

Argentina’s US$870-million boost of IMF holdings points to US aid

13-11-2025 00:00 Data from the International Monetary Fund hints a potential new form of US financial aid for President Javier Milei’s government. 

Milei to follow in Trump’s footsteps and skip G20 in South Africa

11-11-2025 15:32 Sources inside Argentina’s Presidential Office confirm Javier Milei does not intend to travel to South Africa for the next G20 Leaders Summit – just days after US President Donald Trump said he would not be sending a delegation.

by Walter Curia

The Big Apple sends a message to the world

08-11-2025 06:41 Though few people outside New York think Soviet-style communism is about to stage a comeback, resentment among the many who suspect they are surplus to requirements is clearly intensifying.

by James Neilson

Milei: ‘We’re going to make Argentina and America great again’

06-11-2025 21:22 President shows his loyalty to Trump at business event in Miami; La Libertad Avanza leader compares New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to Kircherism, tells investors to seize “moment of opportunity” in Argentina.

Milei, Caputo to meet investors in New York Friday

04-11-2025 23:19 Javier Milei and Luis Caputo will meet a select group of investors and company representatives in New York on Friday.

Milei meets with new US ambassador at Casa Rosada

04-11-2025 21:14 Ahead of his trip to Miami, Javier Milei welcomes Peter Lamelas at Casa Rosada; President also receives credentials from new ambassadors representing the European Union, United Kingdom, Belgium, Austria and Switzerland.

Milei plans Miami trip for global summit with Trump, Messi

03-11-2025 14:57 President Javier Milei will make his 14th trip to the United States since taking office midweek; He will attend America Business Forum, where he will meet Trump, Messi and other global figures.

Milton Friedman’s last Chicago Boy has warning for Javier Milei

03-11-2025 13:46 Rolf Lüders, one of the last of the original Chicago Boys, has a warning for President Javier Milei.

Bessent tells investors it’s their turn to rescue Argentina now

30-10-2025 15:21 With Bessent’s mission accomplished and Milei notching a decisive, comeback win in midterm elections that had put markets on edge for weeks, the US rescue plan for Argentina appears to be on the back burner for now. 

Argentina gets good signs in appeal of US$16-billion YPF award

30-10-2025 08:10 US appeals judges signal openness to overturning a US$16-billion court judgment against Argentina in YPF case.

Trump hails Milei’s Argentina win, says US made ‘lot of money’

27-10-2025 09:25 Donald Trump offfers congratulations to Argentina's Javier Milei, tell reporters that libertarian's "big win" is sign Washington backed the right candidate.

Argentina bonds surge after Milei midterm win

27-10-2025 09:19 Dollar bonds soar on Milei's strong showing in midterms; Peso was already posting gains in the crypto market Sunday as the results were announced.

Milei spent around US$7.4bn protecting dollar pre-election

25-10-2025 16:03 Sunday’s legislative elections come at a historic cost: President Milei’s government has used around US$7.4 billion – a figure that could rise to US$8.4 billion, including funds from US Treasury are included – to keep the peso-dollar exchange rate stable over the two months leading up to the vote. According to Banco Provincia, it is the fourth-largest foreign exchange intervention since 2003.

by Carlos Burgueño

Milei, the two Caputos and the two anchors

25-10-2025 06:08 Milei and the two Caputos have the path laid out for them. The “two anchors” that will give them a future are tied to applying the necessary adaptations to the economic policy plan and creating the conditions for circumstantial legislative majorities. This situation appears possible under any electoral scenario, even a potent Peronist victory.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

US strikes fail to stop Colombia’s drug trade – an explainer

23-10-2025 13:38 Despite aggressive US military strikes, experts say that Columbia’s drug trade continues unaffected amid changing logistics and international tensions.

Bessent brands Warren a ‘Peronist’ after Argentina criticism

22-10-2025 23:51 Tussle between Donald Trump administration and Democratic opposition unfolds during partial shutdown of US government.

US Treasury sells dollars to keep peso within Argentina FX band

21-10-2025 16:41 US Treasury’s efforts to shore up Argentina’s currency are part of a broader effort to stabilise the economy before President Javier Milei’s party faces midterm elections.

Viceroy Bennett and US intervention in Argentina

21-10-2025 15:58 Lobbyist hired by the SIDE intelligence services became executor of Trump’s will in Argentina. Secret meetings, legal troubles and his partnership with businessman Leonardo Scatturice.

by Rodis Recalt