ECONOMY – ANALYSIS Win for Milei as inflation reaches slowest pace since pandemic Today 16:36 Argentina’s monthly inflation slows to the lowest level since the height of the pandemic.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Monthly inflation drops to 1.5% – lowest level in five years Today 16:05 Consumer prices rose just 1.5% in May, according to government data – the lowest monthly rate since May 2020; Inflation at 13.3% so far this year, 43.5% over the last 12 months.
CRISTINA & THE COURTS Explainer: Keys to Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s conviction Today 15:48 The many legal woes of former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, whose corruption conviction has been confirmed and rendered definitive by Argentina’s Supreme Court.
IMF PROGRAMME IMF applauds Argentina's measures to boost dollar reserves Today 15:15 Earlier this week, Argentina’s Central Bank rolled out new economic measures designed to boost foreign currency holdings.
FORMER PRESIDENT JAILED Casa Rosada expects Fernández de Kirchner's arrest to be ‘respectful’ Today 14:39 Although the details will be decided by the courts, government officials anticipate that the two-term former president will be treated with respect during the process.
GOVERNMENT REACTION Unity or infighting? Milei government awaits Peronism’s next move Today 14:10 Casa Rosada sources says Peronism will either ‘circle the wagons or break up’ – whatever happens, officials promise to guarantee public order. by Juan Pablo Kavanagh
POLITICS New Peronist generation must now grow without Cristina Today 13:52 Leandro Santoro, Juan Grabois, Juan Monteverde and Axel Kicillof are the most visual leaders of a post-Kirchnerite generation which is trying to renew the party without supremos or fanaticism.
AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY Bunge close to getting China ruling on Viterra deal Today 12:50 China’s approval – conditional or otherwise – is the last major hurdle in Bunge’s bid to create an agricultural commodities giant capable of competing with Cargill.
Foreign relations & diplomacy Milei: Argentina will move Israel Embassy to Jerusalem in 2026 Yesterday 23:21 President becomes first Argentine head of state to address Israeli Parliament, tells lawmakers he will move his country's Embassy to Jerusalem next year.
CRISTINA CONDEMNED Fernández de Kirchner seeks house arrest, denounces ‘persecution’ at ICC Yesterday 22:31 Supporters rally in Buenos Aires outside the former president’s home as her lawyers appeal to the International Criminal Court and Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
DEBT & BONDS Bank of China, JPMorgan among banks in US$2-billion repo Yesterday 21:49 Milei administration reaches agreement with seven private banks on a repurchase agreement of US$2 billion.
FOOTBALL FIFA's Club World Cup finally faces the ultimate test Yesterday 21:44 The new-look FIFA Club World Cup kicks off in the United States this weekend with 32 teams from around the globe taking part.
ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY Dollar-obsessed Argentines have a newfound love for buying gold Yesterday 18:24 Argentina’s deep-rooted reliance on the greenback is now being challenged by a growing appetite for gold.
MULTILATERALISM UN atomic boss achieves gender parity – just don’t call it DEI Yesterday 17:52 Argentine diplomat Rafael Mariano Grossi, a top candidate to become the next United Nations secretary general, has achieved gender parity at the International Atomic Energy Agency in record time.
Analysis Fernández de Kirchner’s ban from office marks new chapter Yesterday 17:03 Top court sidelines Cristina Fernández de Kirchner from future elections, likely ushering in a new political era.
PROFILE OF EX-PRESIDENT Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: divisive figure tainted by fraud 10-06-2025 21:09 During two decades at the forefront of Argentine politics, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has inspired love and loathing in equal measure, but rarely indifference.
MILEI's FOREIGN TOUR Israel welcomes President Javier Milei for second official visit 10-06-2025 21:03 Benjamin Netanyahu greets President Javier Milei as a "true friend" of Israel.
CRISTINA GRAFT CONVICTION Fernández de Kirchner given five days to present herself to courthouse 10-06-2025 20:53 Federal Oral Court No. 2 summons former president and eight others convicted of offences in the 'Vialidad' case; Cristina Fernández de Kirchner must report to Comodoro Py federal courthouse within five working days to be taken into custody.
CENTRAL BANK MANOUEVRES Argentina bonds rise on new measures to lure dollars 10-06-2025 20:46 Central Bank unveils a slew of measures aimed at helping the nation amass more hard-currency reserves.
CRISTINA & THE COURTS CFK slams Supreme Court ruling as 'clampdown' on popular vote 10-06-2025 19:03 Three judges on nation’s highest tribunal rejects Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s appeal in the Vialidad graft case, sparking anger from former president.
CRISTINA & THE COURTS Nation's highest tribunal upholds ex-president's prison sentence 10-06-2025 18:34 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will have to serve a six-year prison sentence – likely under house arrest – and will be permanently disqualified from holding political office after the Supreme Court upheld her corruption conviction.
CFK GRAFT CONVICTION Top court bans CFK from public office for life 10-06-2025 17:56 Argentina’s Supreme Court upholds former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s fraud conviction.
EX-PRESIDENT CONDEMNED Supreme Court confirms Fernández de Kirchner corruption conviction 10-06-2025 16:02 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's conviction in so-called 'Vialidad' corruption trial confirmed by Argentina's Supreme Court; Former president's intention to run for seat in Buenos Aires Province Legislature blocked by ruling upholding prison sentence and lifetime ban on holding public office.
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK World Bank lifts Argentina 2025 growth forecast to 5.5% 10-06-2025 13:38 Growth in Latin America cut to 2.3 percent as trade tensions bite; Argentina defies regional slowdown.
politics & environment Milei decree to amend Glaciers Law, extend areas for exploitation 10-06-2025 12:09 President Javier Milei’s government administration says that environmental controls will remain while giving provinces greater autonomy.
Foreign relations & diplomacy Milei lands in Israel, makes second emotional visit to Wailing Wall 10-06-2025 10:05 President Milei arrives in Israel and visits the Wailing Wall: “I will always support the people of Israel with all my heart," he tells Jewish faithful at holy site.
POLITICS & COURTS Cristina's key quotes – ex-president speaks out before Supreme Court ruling 10-06-2025 09:43 Key phrases from Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s public remarks on Monday night at the headquarters of the Partido Justicialista.
POLITICS & COURTS Fernández de Kirchner calls on supporters to organise amid threat of arrest 10-06-2025 09:08 Former president declares in a speech to Peronist militants that she is the target of judicial persecution aimed at banning her from frontline politics.
'CRYPTOGATE' SCANDAL Anti-Corruption Office clears Milei of responsibility in ‘cryptogate’ scandal 10-06-2025 08:54 National government’s Anti-Corruption Office rules that President Javier Milei did not “violate” public ethics law when he promoted $LIBTA memecoin on February 14.
CENTRAL BANK MANOUEVRES Argentina eases bond auction rules in aim to lure more dollars 09-06-2025 22:10 Central Bank unveils slew of measures aimed at helping the nation amass more hard-currency reserves.
POLITICS & COURTS Defiant CFK warns Milei era ‘will end in major crisis’ 09-06-2025 22:08 Former president plays to Peronist base as rumours of an imminent Supreme Court ruling ramp up; “Being imprisoned is a certificate of dignity,” she tells supporters in speech.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY EU-Mercosur deal, nuclear talks top agenda as Milei meets Macron 09-06-2025 16:55 President Javier Milei attends United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, as a gesture of goodwill towards his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron.
'CRYPTOGATE' SCANDAL Milei’s crypto promoting not improper, Anti-Corruption Office says 09-06-2025 15:58 President Javier Milei didn’t act improperly when he promoted the '$LIBRA' crypto token in February, rules Anti-Corruption Office.
OPINION & ANALYSIS Milei: Cruelty as the method 09-06-2025 15:24 The cruelty that spills daily from President Milei’s mouth and from his no less uncouth officials is not rhetorical excess or a communications blunder. It is method. It is doctrine. by Daniel Capalbo
ELECTIONS 2025: MISIONES Ruling party prevails in Misiones, but La Libertad Avanza steals show 09-06-2025 13:10 Frente Renovador de la Concordia alliance technically renews dominance in provincial vote, but La Libertad Avanza – after deploying its big guns on the campaign trail last weekend – storms to a strong second place.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Inflation in Buenos Aires City slows to monthly 1.6% 09-06-2025 13:01 Sharp drop in prices last month, according to City Hall, down from 2.3% in April to 1.6% in May; Inflation 12.9% so far this year in nation's capital, compared to 48.3% over same period in 2024.
Foreign relations & diplomacy Milei renews attacks on Spanish PM Sánchez during Madrid visit 08-06-2025 20:47 President Javier Milei renews expletive-laden criticism of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez as bilateral ties plummet.
POLITICS & COURTS ‘Jailed or dead’: Fernández de Kirchner speaks out ahead of graft ruling 08-06-2025 14:37 Former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner claims she is a victim of judicial and political persecution designed to block her from running for a seat in the Buenos Aires Province Legislature in upcoming September election.
CRISTINA & THE COURTS Supreme Court revising Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s corruption conviction 07-06-2025 18:12 Nation’s highest tribunal is reviewing former president’s graft conviction in the ‘Vialidad’ conviction; Decision on whether to uphold sentence and enforce ban on public office creeps closer and may derail her intended candidacy in Buenos Aires Province.
Editorial The gloomy science as gloom for science 07-06-2025 09:38 If starvation wages are expected to bridge the vacuum between the research structures of the 20th and 21st centuries, there will not be any scientists left for a brave new world.
Foreign relations & diplomacy Social cohesion, poverty top agenda at Milei-Pope meeting 07-06-2025 09:22 Pope León XIV welcomes Argentina’s President Javier Milei at Vatican, where he expresses concern over inequality, poverty and conflict.
GLOBAL CHILD PORNOGRAPHY RING Child pornography swoop leads to 20 arrests in 12 nations 07-06-2025 09:16 An international operation involving Interpol against child pornography has resulted in the arrest of 20 people in 12 nations, including Argentina; Suspects across 12 countries were identified thanks to Spanish online investigation.
PRESIDENT & PONTIFF Pope Leo XIV confirms Argentina visit during meeting with Milei 07-06-2025 09:12 Catholic leader tells Argentina’s president during one-to-one meeting that he plans to travel to the country. Vatican statement highlights discussions on poverty and social cohesion.
Analysing Argentina Milei’s (unnecessary) enemies are piling up 07-06-2025 06:46 Argentina's President is not only failing to make friends, he is accumulating too many enemies. by Marcelo J. García
As I see it Humanity in the grip of a death wish 07-06-2025 06:39 According to Austral University’s human resources department, the birth rate in Argentina has fallen to 1.4 per woman. by James Neilson
Campaign comments On a mission in omission 07-06-2025 06:34 Voting for provincial deputies in Misiones is more likely to be a landslide for the local ruling party than any electoral earthquake. by Michael Soltys
Politics – Analysis Damocles’ sword and a Mexican stand-off in the Province 07-06-2025 06:26 Argentina’s Supreme Court has driven itself into a corner. It’s sitting on one of the most consequential rulings in the nation’s political history. by Agustino Fontevecchia
ECONOMY & FOREIGN POLICY With Milei in Rome, YPF signs LNG export deal with Italy’s ENI 06-06-2025 22:05 Agreement signed in Rome while Milei visits Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on first leg of his 10-day foreign tour.
THE WEEK IN REIVEW Stories that caught our eye: June 1 to 7 06-06-2025 18:39 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Coming home as a champion 06-06-2025 06:26 For the people of Saavedra and Vicente López – and one half of Rosario – it feels like football has returned after years of wandering in the wilderness. by Dan Edwards
WORLD CUP QUALIFERS Argentina loss leaves Chile’s World Cup dreams in tatters 06-06-2025 01:35 National team wins 1-0 in Santiago thanks to Julián Álvarez goal; Chile extremely unlikely to make next year's World Cup in Canada, Mexico and United States; Scaloni hands debut to River's Mastantuono.
MATTRESS DOLLARS Milei bill promises protection for dirty ‘mattress dollars’ 05-06-2025 20:44 Government unveils “Fiscal Innocence” bill for Argentines holding undeclared dollars, promises “no more persecution.”
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY President Milei begins 10-day tour of Italy, France, Spain, Israel 05-06-2025 15:34 Javier Milei departs for the longest international tour of his Presidency; La Libertad Avanza leader will meet Pope Leo, Macron and Meloni, but the main event will be his time in Israel.
DEBT & BONDS Buenos Aires Province debt climbs as Milei confronts local election test 05-06-2025 12:35 Dollar notes issued by Buenos Aires Province are the best-performing government credits across emerging-markets since La Libertad Avanza won in a city hall race in mid-May.
Human rights Milei removes ESMA museum director, sparking backlash 05-06-2025 10:39 Human rights groups condemn what they call a fresh attack on the state policy of memory, truth and justice.
HEALTH & ECONOMY Threat of dismissals ends strike at Garrahan Children's Hospital 05-06-2025 10:22 Doctors say they were warned of dismissal if they didn’t return to work; Government calls hospital strike “political extortion."
ENERGY & GAS YPF to sign LNG export deal with Italy's ENI 05-06-2025 09:49 Agreement to be formalised during President Milei's visit to Rome, says YPF President Horacio Marín.
(UN)HEALTHY RIVALRY Newell's suspends nine-year-old footballers over rival player pic 05-06-2025 00:30 Newell's spark outrage by suspending six nine-year-olds from training and stripping them of scholarships – after they posed for a photograph with Central star.
Anti-austerity demo Unity march boosts pensioners' protest against Milei's cuts 05-06-2025 00:24 Scientists, doctors, disabled, LGBT groups and more join weekly pensioners' march in Buenos Aires to condemn austerity, defend rights and services.
PROTEST VIOLENCE Photographer seriously injured by police during protest leaves intensive care 04-06-2025 15:19 Almost three months after he suffered severe head injuries after being struck by a tear gas canister fired by security forces while covering a protest rally, Pablo Grillo is discharged from intensive care; Photojournalist will continue rehabilitation at another hospital.
ART & DIPLOMACY Brush with censorship: Milei-critical artist has work taken down at Beijing Embassy 04-06-2025 13:00 Dozens of artworks were due to be presented at Argentina’s Embassy in China. Among them was a painting by Verónica Gómez, who in the past incorporated Jaiver Milei and Karina Milei into her art. For that reason, it was ordered to be taken down. by Juan Luis González
STAN POLOVETS INTERVIEW ‘Eyes of world are on Milei,’ says Stan Polovets, chair of Genesis Prize 04-06-2025 12:18 Businessman and philanthropist Stan Polovets will be among those honouring President Javier Milei with the Genesis Prize for his support of Israel and the shift in Argentina’s foreign policy. “He is clearly on the side of the Jewish community,” he declares, praising Milei’s economic reforms and his connection to Judaism. by Nicolas Gonzalez
WORLD ECONOMY Trump's trade war: US doubles steel, aluminium tariffs 04-06-2025 10:41 US president doubles tariffs on aluminium and steel from 25 percent to 50 percent, raising temperatures with various partners.
ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY Milei’s cuts are making credit harder to collect in Argentina 04-06-2025 10:30 Just over a year and a half since Javier Milei took office, businesses and households are under strain from stagnant wages and lingering inflation.
POVERTY IN ARGENTINA Quarter of rough sleepers in City have been on streets for less than year 04-06-2025 06:25 NGOs surveyed Commune 1 of Buenos Aires City and found over 1,400 adults sleeping rough. More than three-quarters were men, with many only resorting to homelessness in the last year. by Agustina Bordigoni
ENERGY & GAS Paraguay pitches Argentina, Brazil on natural gas pipeline plan 03-06-2025 20:22 Paraguay is lobbying Argentina and Brazil to sign agreements signalling their political support for a proposed natural gas pipeline linking the three countries
HEALTHCARE & ECONOMY Hospital staff march to Obelisk in pay dispute protest 03-06-2025 15:15 Doctors at Argentina’s top children’s hospital march in protest, calling for fair pay, proper staffing and urgent improvements in care as Milei administration goes on attack.
POLITICS – ANALYSIS CFK's return risks dividing opposition in boon for Milei 03-06-2025 14:22 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's decision to run in September’s legislative elections in Buenos Aires Province will set the stage for the national midterm vote the following month.
GENDER VIOLENCE Experts voice femicide concerns on Ni Una Menos 10th anniversary 03-06-2025 11:48 A femicide is committed every 33 hours in Argentina. Ten years on from the first #NiUnaMenos anti-gender violence rally, experts call for renewed vigilance and greater protection for potential victims.
Independence claim Small island of Annobón seeks recognition from Argentina 03-06-2025 10:18 Separatists on the tiny African island of Annobón, part of Equatorial Guinea, appeal to Argentina for support for its independence claim, citing historical ties to viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.
