News of caputo

Argentines pile into short-term bonds to dodge FX controls

23-12-2025 16:16 Domestic businesses and investors are paying a premium to stock up on dollars in a creative effort to sidestep currency controls.

Argentina to ‘try not to’ sell bonds in January, Caputo says

23-12-2025 14:56 “The objective is to eliminate the dependence the country has on Wall Street,” says economy minister.

Milei stymies wild peso swings as he resets Argentine FX policy

18-12-2025 01:34 The Central Bank’s FX desk is about to play a more prominent role as President Javier Milei seeks to accumulate reserves.

Darío Wassermann named new president of Banco Nación

17-12-2025 13:01 New head of leading public bank closely linked to Presidential Chief-of-Staff Karina Milei and Economy Minister Luis Caputo;

Argentina to adjust peso's exchange rate bands in line with inflation

15-12-2025 23:13 President Javier Milei’s government says it will adopt a new monetary framework, adjust the peso’s trading bands in line with inflation and build up Central Bank’s international reserves.

Government stages market comeback with local dollar bond sale

10-12-2025 22:53 Demand for the US$1-billion sale reached US$1.42 billion; Deal seen as dry run for Argentina's eventual resumption of overseas borrowing.

Argentina announces return to international debt markets

05-12-2025 11:23 Dollar-denominated BONAR 2029N bond will carry a 6.5% interest rate and is the first such issuance since 2018.

Argentina to sell local law bond in dollars amid Milei momentum

05-12-2025 11:12 So-called Bonar bond is due in November 2029, the Economy Ministry said on X. Part of the money will be used to cover upcoming maturities on sovereign debt

Nothing to see here

26-11-2025 12:32 Milei's honeymoon moment – the election result in October – cooled the overheated mood in society, the media and among the political elite.

by Javier Calvo

Milei signs deal with Chubut to scrap export duties on conventional oil

20-11-2025 16:50 National government and Chubut Province sign agreement to eliminate export duties on conventional crude oil; Province will revise royalties and companies will maintain their investments.

Libertarian bliss and Macri’s shadow

15-11-2025 05:40 Macri felt invincible in the aftermath of the 2017 midterm victory, as does the President today. But hubris is a dangerous ailment for victorious politicians.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Are second parts never any good?

15-11-2025 05:00 Ever since the petrodollars gobbled up by the 1976-1983 military dictatorship, the grim sequence of debt, default and debacle has been an all too central part of Argentina’s decline.

Milei keeps the peso from driving huge price hikes

12-11-2025 10:59 Shoppers increasingly stick to essentials and foot traffic is thinning, limiting the ability of businesses to raise prices.

Caputo tells bankers Argentina to build reserves, buy back bonds

10-11-2025 10:53 Economy Minister Luis Caputo tells investors Argentina plans to buy back sovereign bonds and start accumulating foreign reserves even while the peso trades within its band.

Santiago Caputo left empty-handed in Milei Cabinet reshuffle

04-11-2025 10:12 For now, Javier Milei's star advisor remains a 'montributista' at the Casa Rosada.

by Gustavo Winkler

Milei appoints Santilli interior minister as reshuffle continues

02-11-2025 22:59 Row over “testimonial candidates” erupts as President Javier Milei names newly elected Buenos Aires Province lawmaker Diego Santilli as his new interior minister just a week after he was elected to Congress; Milei calls Cabinet meeting for Monday morning.

Milei names Adorni Cabinet chief as Francos resigns

31-10-2025 21:38 Guillermo Francos tenders resignation to President Javier Milei, with Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni named as replacement; Cabinet position for top advisor Santiago Caputo increasingly more likely.

by James Grainger

Milei delays Cabinet changes after electoral triumph

30-10-2025 00:27 President says that he may avoid further modifications until change of Congress on December 10.

Milei thanks ‘10 million Argentines’ as he revels in election win

26-10-2025 22:50 President thanks his team and “10 million Argentines” who voted for La Libertad Avanza and its allies in the national legislative vote.

Argentines cast ballots in make-or-break midterm for Milei

26-10-2025 15:14 Argentina is voting Sunday in a midterm election that will serve as a crucial referendum on President Javier Milei’s ambitious austerity policies.