NEW MEASURES

Argentina eliminates export duties for thousands of manufactured goods

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Milei defies forecasts so far as Argentina’s peso strengthens

At Ignacio Olivera Doll, Bloomberg

ENERGY & GAS

Governors seek Vaca Muerta investments at Texas energy summit

At Eugenia Muzio

IMF BOOSTS RESERVES

Central Bank reserves hit US$36 billion after first IMF tranche

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

IMF bets billions on Milei’s chainsaw to avert past debacles

At Patrick Gillespie, Bloomberg

FIN DE CEPO?

Caputo announces new IMF deal, end to exchange controls

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

IMF deal fine print could disrupt China swap renewal

At Eugenia Muzio

BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS

Milei needs rush of soy dollars to calm peso sell-off in Argentina

At Ignacio Olivera Doll & Jonathan Gilbert, Bloomberg

GEOPOLITICAL ROW

Milei caught in Trump-China spat over US$18-billion FX swap line

At Manuela Tobias, Bloomberg

IMF PROGRAMME

Argentina seeks large portion of US$20-billion IMF deal up front

At Jorgelina do Rosario & Eric Martin, Bloomberg

WHERE'S THE GOLD?

Argentina refuses to disclose location of Central Bank’s gold 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT

Milei scores win with US$1-billion repo from five top banks

At Kevin Simauchi & Manuela Tobias, Bloomberg

CENTRAL BANK RESERVES

Argentina spent US$803 million this week on importer dollar demand

At Kevin Simauchi, Bloomberg

CENTRAL BANK RESERVES

Argentina sells most FX reserves since 2019 on importer demand

At Kevin Simauchi & Ignacio Olivera Doll, Bloomberg

CENTRAL BANK MANOUEVRES

Milei taps unseasonal source in search of dollars

At Ignacio Olivera Doll & Jonathan Gilbert, Bloomberg

ECONOMY & FINANCE

Argentina ships gold bars abroad to be financially certified

At Ignacio Olivera Doll, Bloomberg

DOLLAR RESERVES

Argentina fights on two fronts to defend peso, draining reserves

At Kevin Simauchi & Ignacio Olivera Doll, Bloomberg

AGRO

Agro dollars: the countryside liquidated US$2.61 billion in July

YPF CASE

Could Argentina's gold reserves be seized due to YPF debt?

At Ariel Maciel

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Milei says legislative win paves way for monetary policy pivot

At Kevin Simauchi, Bloomberg

FOREIGN CURRENCY RESERVES

Milei’s push to rebuild Argentina’s foreign reserves grinds to a halt

At Ignacio Olivera Doll, Bloomberg

INTEREST RATES CUT

Central Bank lowers key rate to 60%

At Ignacio Olivera Doll, Bloomberg

Bloomberg

US Treasury Secretary Yellen praises Chile’s policies in visit to lithium-rich ally

ELECTION 2023

Fed-up farmers lean towards outsider Milei

At Sonia Avalos & Elena Boffetta, AFP

IMF DEBT DEAL

IMF toughens stance, questions Massa's measures

MONETARY POLICY

Central Bank likely to hold rate despite inflation spike

At Ignacio Olivera Doll & Manuela Tobias, Bloomberg

Lithium demand

Lithium players race for breakthrough to meet electric car demand

At James Attwood & Yvonne Yue Li, Bloomberg

DEFAULT ON THE CARDS?

Argentina vote shock leaves investors dreading the next default

At Scott Squires, Bloomberg

Currency crisis

Argentine peso to slide 70% by next year, predicts Bank of America

At Kerim Karakaya, Bloomberg

PASO REACTION

Out of options and money, Argentina presses the panic button

At Ignacio Olivera Doll, Scott Squires & Manuela Tobias, Bloomberg

BLOOMBERG

Argentina’s net reserves at record low, savings in the spotlight

At Ignacio Olivera Doll, Bloomberg

IMF DEBT DEAL

Argentina pays IMF as negotiations to continue in Washington

indigenous rights

With bows and spears, Brazilian indigenous 'warriors' defend the Amazon

RELATIONS WITH CHINA

Economy Minister Sergio Massa to fly to China for swap line talks

At Patrick Gillespie, Bloomberg

Bloomberg

Government hauls in oil firms for meeting amid dollar shortage

At Ignacio Olivera Doll & Jonathan Gilbert, Bloomberg

MONETARY POLICY

Central Bank to boost rates by 600 basis points as inflation soars

At Patrick Gillespie, Bloomberg

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Argentina is going broke to stall a full-on currency collapse

At Scott Squires, Bloomberg