#1 Argentina is a record cryptocurrency adopter The country is trending in cryptocurrency savings as residents look to find ways to protect sayings and face inflation. The risks and how you can protect against them.
#2 Due to YPF’s debt, could gold reserves be seized? The government’s plan to get liquidity and show financial fortitude has opened a window of uncertainty in the face of possible international suits. There are priors which support the alert, and others that play it down.
#3 Venezuela cancels invitation to Argentina's ex-president to observe vote Argentina's ex-president Alberto Fernandez said Wednesday he had been asked to cancel plans to observe Venezuelan elections Sunday after he publicly urged incumbent Nicolas Maduro to accept the outcome, even if he loses.
#4 Javier Milei denounced for plagiarising two Chilean researchers in one of his books Journalist Alejandro Alfie stated that the President copied fragments from his latest book, “Capitalismo, socialismo y la trampa neoclásica (Capitalism, socialism and the neoclassic trap)” verbatim. He also resumed the investigation by NOTICIAS, denouncing plagiarism in “Pandenomics”.
#5 Sychophants vs. dissidents: Milei’s hard core faces internal criticism The war against the Vice President has triggered libertarian alarms. The difference with second line attacks. Can someone argue with the President?
#6 Djokovic, Nadal set for Olympics second-round showdown Nadal and Alcaraz will also face Argentines Molteni and González in the doubles.
#7 Nine dead in sinking of fishing boat on Malvinas: fourteen crewmen were rescued and four others are being searched The 54-metre vessel was in the middle of a storm when it suffered a leak. 27 people were aboard. For the time being, there are 14 confirmed rescued, nine dead and four still missing.
#8 Mondino on Malvinas: ‘we’re the owners and there are tenants, though some people call them squatters’ At an exhibit at the Rotary Club, the Foreign minister left definitions on the political situation and said the role of Argentina in international trade must be furthered. She also left a spicy definition about the islands on the South Atlantic.
#9 Chaos, crowd trouble as Morocco beat Argentina in men's Olympic football opener Projectiles including bottles and plastic cups rained down from the stands and several spectators entered the pitch.
#10 Venezuela crypto remittances skyrocket as migration crisis worsens Amount transmitted via crypto in Venezuela likely reached a record 9%of all the money sent home last year, according to data from blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis.
#11 Pumas 7s beat Samoa and qualify for quarterfinals at Paris 2024 Olympic Games They had already defeated Kenya in the first match 31-12 and this triumph seals their qualification.
#12 Government increases budget, allocating 100 billion pesos to spy agency President Javier Milei's government raises budget, justifying move with need to "settle actions" and "reorganise the National Intelligence System."
#13 Unstoppable Sturzenegger: his arrival in the Cabinet triggers new libertarian conflicts The brand-new Deregulation minister started crossing his peers over his intervention. He wants to release imports of the sector in Health, whereas minister Russo objects to it. In Labour, in turn, he intends for the Casa Rosada to crack down on the CGT General Workers’ Confederation, while secretary Cordero has been opening dialogues with the union. In the area of Education, he is working on an education reform without secretary Torrendell. In Economy he is in synch, though at Casa Rosada they believe there will be a tense calm provided there is no macroeconomic turbulence.
#14 Venezuela opposition relies on citizens to protect July 28 votes With very little international oversight of Venezuela’s upcoming election, a network of citizen witnesses is the opposition party’s best hope of minimising vote tampering.
#15 Milei’s useless fight against gravity Milei has two economic jobs: lowering inflation and getting the economy going. So far, he is halfway through the first goal and nowhere with the second. All eyes are on Economy Minister Luis Caputo, whose job will be on the line if this latest scheme fails.
#16 Trump has remade the GOP Many now think that Trump has put himself on course to win the November presidential election in the United States by a landslide.
#17 Quasi-fiscal as Milei’s Quasimodo And those liabilities have come to infest the Central Bank via all those bonds issued over the years to shunt the Treasury’s fiscal deficit their way – the Lebacs, Letes, Lecaps, Leliqs, puts and all the rest of them.
#18 Treason and betrayal The Milei administration is stuck between a rock and a hard place. It needs to deliver economic results, fast. It risks seeing its public support begin to drop, which would reduce the government’s credibility and therefore erode their capacity to enact policy.
#19 Exclusion and poverty are increasingly common in Argentina Argentina is suffering from rising unemployment, social exclusion and poverty – the number of those considered destitute has doubled since the first quarter of 2023.
#20 Pope Francis transfers Argentina's primatial see to Santiago del Estero The decision was informed by Bishops Jorge García Cuerva and Vicente Bokalic Iglic. “We are inviting an integrating look into the national territory in a renewed federal purpose,” they said in a press release.
#21 Economy Minister Luis Caputo rejects criticism for having money stashed abroad Argentina's economy minister pushes back on claim he asked people to sell their dollar savings in order to pay taxes.
#22 Kamala Harris wins key Pelosi support for White House race Pelosi’s endorsement comes in addition to Biden’s after the US president dropped out of the race.
#23 Kamala Harris cements democratic support amid 2024 US election reset Less than 24 hours after US President Joe Biden’s stunning exit from the race, Kamala Harris appears to have a clear path to the nomination.
#24 Milei’s shock therapy ignites ‘brutal’ income inequality in Argentina President Javier Milei’s economic overhaul is driving up income inequality in Argentina, testing just how much “shock therapy” his constituents can bear.
#25 Argentina's economy posts best month under Milei despite cuts Economic activity rose 1.3% from April, the first month of growth since Milei’s term began in December.
#26 My BA B-side Some of Buenos Aires’ hidden facets and best spots are unspoiled by tourism – here’s five of my favourites that won’t break the bank.
#27 Argentina overcomes key hurdle impeding end of currency controls Central Bank buys back majority of put options from financial entities, bringing President Javier Milei one step closer to lifting currency controls.
#28 YPF in talks with energy transfer to fund Argentina pipeline Argentine crude driller YPF SA has held talks with US pipeline company Energy Transfer LP to finance a cross-country pipeline that could ramp up shale oil exports.