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Milei’s weeks of fury

08-08-2026 19:16 Milei is following Trump’s lead, trying to erode Lula’s position ahead of the consequential vote scheduled for October 4.

China alleges US meddling as Huawei courts Vaca Muerta

07-08-2026 15:11 US officials threaten to deny or revoke US visas for directors of power distributor CALF in Neuquén Province if they went ahead with Huawei deal.

Argentina renews US$19-billion China swap for another five years

05-08-2026 18:24 Argentina's Central Bank renews US$19-billion currency swap with the People’s Bank of China for five years.

Milei’s money man shuns foreign markets after failed bond binge

03-08-2026 18:27 Luis Caputo previously tapped foreign bond markets again and again, earning the moniker “serial borrower” from his critics. But nowadays, he's not selling bonds overseas.

Milei Central Bank reform would ban financing state spending

31-07-2026 22:43 Milei’s push to fortify the Central Bank contrasts with his campaign pledges in 2023 to dollarise the economy and definitively shutter the institution he described as “the worst garbage that exists on this Earth.”

Argentina snaps dollar-buying streak day after IMF hailed policy

29-07-2026 10:57 Monetary authority didn’t buy greenbacks in Argentina’s currency market on Tuesday for the first time since January 2.

Milei outlines Central Bank reform bill aimed at monetary discipline

27-07-2026 04:49 President claims his planned overhaul would strengthen the Central Bank's independence and permanently curb inflation.

IMF leader Georgieva to visit Milei in Buenos Aires

27-07-2026 04:31 IMF sources say Georgieva also plans to meet with Economy Minister Luis Caputo, Central Bank Governor Santiago Bausili and experts from the business world and academia.

Milei opens door to electric cars as Musk's Tesla firms up arrival plans

20-07-2026 14:10 Argentina’s car market is undergoing a silent but fast-moving revolution. While the world's most eccentric mobility brand, Elon Musk’s Telsa, prepares for its arrival in the national market, the landscape has already been transformed by new Asian giants.

by Eugenia Muzio

Hiding behind the World Cup, Milei siblings restructure their government

18-07-2026 06:50 The World Cup provided the Milei administration a much-needed breather after three months under siege. Javier and Karina Milei are learning by doing, but by doing so they are slowly but surely resembling what they initially promised to battle.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Boost for Milei as monthly inflation read dips below 2%

14-07-2026 17:19 Consumer prices rose 1.9% in June, the slowest monthly pace in 10 months, reports INDEC; Annual inflation remains high at 33.5%, prices up nearly 17% so far this year.

Argentina IPO pipeline grows as YPF power unit files for US listing

14-07-2026 06:25 YPF Energia Electrica SA, power-generation unit of Argentina’s state-run energy firm, files for a US initial public offering.

Argentina to repay US$4 billion, defying critics who doubted tack

08-07-2026 16:50 Argentina is set to make a major payment on its dollar bonds this week, pulling off a feat few investors thought possible.

IMF confirms 3.5% growth forecast for Argentina in 2026

08-07-2026 15:15 Multilateral lender’s chief Kristalina Georgieva to visit Buenos Aires this month; International Monetary Fund sees Argentina’s economy expanding 4% in 2027.

Central Bank survey sees inflation dipping below 2% from August

06-07-2026 22:26 REM market expectations survey of consultancy firms, economists and experts forecasts 2026 annual inflation of 30%, with peso trading at 1,673 per US dollar by year-end.

Caputo: Argentina has secured funds for 2026 debt payments

06-07-2026 15:23 Economy Minister Luis Caputo says Milei government has secured enough funds to meet this year's external debt obligations; Administration open to international markets to refinance future maturities, but not in a rush.

Genneia files for first Argentine IPO in US since 2019

02-07-2026 21:37 Power producer Genneia SA files for IPO in United States, the first Argentine firm to do so in at least seven years.

BlackRock says past defaults, next election cap Argentina rally

01-07-2026 15:31 Argentina’s stellar bond rally is set to hit a wall as next year’s presidential elections revive concerns, says top BlackRock portfolio manager.

Economy contracted in April as uneven growth persists

29-06-2026 23:00 Economic activity fell 1.5% from March; From a year ago, gross domestic product proxy grew 1.6%.

Buenos Aires City poverty rate rises after five quarters of decline

29-06-2026 14:35 Over 651,000 porteños – more than one in five residents – were living in poverty in the first quarter of 2026, according to the IDECBA city statistics bureau.