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Argentina let peso plunge and then stepped in to contain losses

Yesterday 11:13 Milei administration allowed peso to weaken this week, while simultaneously moving to prevent the rush out of the currency from turning into a stampede.

IMF offers Milei backing, hails progress on inflation, fiscal reform

11-09-2025 14:25 IMF praises Milei inflation drop, cautions over market volatility; No immediate concerns over peso intervention, says Fund spokesperson.

‘Not a millimetre’: Milei vows no shift in policy as IMF offers support

10-09-2025 11:00 Following damaging electoral defeat and resulting market jitters, President insists his economic reform plan will continue unchanged.

Morgan Stanley’s flip-flop shows speed of crisis ensnaring Milei

09-09-2025 09:47 It took less than a week to make Morgan Stanley abandon its bullish call on Argentina. 

Assets plunge as Buenos Aires Province voters rebuke Milei

08-09-2025 13:21 Argentina’s currency, bonds and stocks plunge after President Javier Milei’s party suffered a landslide defeat in key Buenos Aires Province election.

Milei sticks to plan after landslide defeat in Buenos Aires Province

07-09-2025 23:56 President vows to "accelerate" reforms after a crushing defeat in Buenos Aires Province elections.

Milei government admits its audit of soup kitchens never existed

06-09-2025 10:22 Milei government acknowledges in an official document that it lied: audit that found that 50% percent of community kitchens were ‘phantom’ in fact never existed. Admission was made in response to request by deputy Natalia Zaracho.

‘Mother of all battles’: Milei faces first true electoral test in Buenos Aires Province

06-09-2025 07:36 Key election in Buenos Aires Province tomorrow; Milei administration, beset by scandal, seeks strong showing in opposition stronghold; Markets watching closely.

Argentina’s divided opposition may be Milei’s greatest asset

04-09-2025 07:00 Milei’s greatest advantage is not his economic programme or ideological crusade, but the incoherence of those who oppose him.

Milei government accuses Chinese bank of driving peso drop

03-09-2025 23:15 Finance Secretary Pablo Quirno points finger at a Chinese bank – without naming it – by saying it deliberately pushed down the peso’s value in trading on Monday.

Milei’s libertarian dream and the risks of Karina’s greed

30-08-2025 06:22 It seems as if the Milei administration has been participating in the “caste-like” behaviour it was mandated by its voters to eradicate.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Swimming against the current

30-08-2025 06:04 The undecided in Corrientes could just top up Juan Pablo Valdés over the 40 percent needed to ensure first-round victory, although the current Zeitgeist of voter apathy would make it likelier for them to sit this one out.

by Michael Soltys

Trading in ‘Lule’ Menem to save Karina Milei

28-08-2025 13:48 A risky idea is starting to spread in one government sector. Perhaps the only way to save the supreme sister is to sacrifice Lule.

by Javier Calvo

Alarm bell ring for investors amid graft scandal claims

28-08-2025 11:55 Members of so-called ‘círculo rojo’ business establishment concerned by possible consequences of recent scandal, which could slow desired influx of investment. What the top businessmen who defend the economic plan think about the future.

by Ariel Maciel

How can the new centrists kill polarisation?

23-08-2025 07:01 The centre might be the only viable solution for a country like Argentina, but who would vote for a dull, rationality-driven politician when you have the angry mob?

by Marcelo J. García

Pensioners on the frontline of politics

23-08-2025 06:44 It has become a Buenos Aires tradition – each Wednesday, baton-wielding riot police violently confront pensioners protesting against President Javier Milei’s policies.

Milei complains Congress is being held ‘hostage by Kirchnerism’

21-08-2025 14:08 President criticises rejection of his veto of the Disability Emergency Law, accuses opponents of seeking to “bring down the national state.”

Milei’s veto of pension increase survives congressional vote

20-08-2025 23:46 Bill Milei vetoed would have boosted pension payments and risked the libertarian government’s budget surplus, highly prized by investors

Glencore seeks incentives for US$13-billion copper mining projects

18-08-2025 16:46 Switzerland-based commodities firm Glencore files applications to have two copper projects with combined capital expenditure estimated at more than US$13 billion included in RIGI investment incentive scheme.

October legislative race takes shape, polarised contest looms

18-08-2025 12:21 La Libertad Avanza, Peronism, centre-ground Provincias Unidas and left-wing fronts close candidate lists ahead of a pivotal vote for Javier Milei’s government.