News of macri

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.

La Libertad Avanza, PRO team up in forum against abortion, sex ed

03-08-2026 06:09 Libertarian lawmakers, City Deputy Mayor Clara Muzzio and veteran PRO politician Gabriela Michetti participate in symposium against abortion and sex education.

Santilli sworn in as Cabinet chief as Milei reshuffles pack

01-07-2026 00:47 Diego Santilli formally took over as President Javier Milei's Cabinet chief on Tuesday, completing a transition triggered by Manuel Adorni's resignation amid a corruption investigation.

World Cup blues in Messi and Milei’s Argentina

20-06-2026 05:59 The World Cup provides partial reprieve for nearly six weeks, especially if Messi & Co are in it for a deep run. Politics, though, continues its course, and Adorni is coming up to the chopping block.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Smelling a drop of blood in the water

17-04-2026 16:17 Losing control of the digital discourse for Milei is akin to losing the streets for a traditional Peronist politician of the 21st-century.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Milei vows to stay course, tackles ‘bad’ inflation data head-on in AmCham speech

14-04-2026 19:37 President confronts negative inflation data head-on at AmCham Summit in Buenos Aires, defending austerity measures, insisting inflation “will plummet” and vowing to remain on his economic course.

by James Grainger

Milei: Dominant in decay

28-02-2026 06:01 The improved macroeconomic situation must eventually translate into better opportunities for a majority of the people.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

‘All crimes in Buenos Aires have fallen,’ says City Mayor Macri

25-02-2026 12:32 Buenos Aires City mayor says his administration has taken “a political decision to enforce the law” and that, as a result, all crimes in the capital have decreased.

Milei wins Budget approval despite tensions with Macri

26-12-2025 22:12 Budget bill was Milei’s first major test in Congress since his midterm election victory.

Milei’s offside trap

06-12-2025 06:41 A shady AFA might seem an easy target for polarisation but Milei could be playing with fire.

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

From abyss to Olympus – and back down?

08-11-2025 06:49 For the time being, Javier Milei has been returned to the political Olympus, his reformist mandate restored, along with his energy. The question now is, where do we go from here?

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Macri slams Milei over Adorni appointment after tense Olivos meeting

02-11-2025 09:21 Former president said replacing outgoing Cabinet chief Guillermo Francos with an inexperienced public official “does not seem like good news,” confirming his dinner with Milei ended without agreement.

Milei moves to ‘purify’ Cabinet, leaving PRO outside looking in

01-11-2025 12:08 Guillermo Francos departs with Manuel Adorni replacing him; Santiago Caputo set for key role; President Milei set to centralise and consolidate power in bid to forge a ‘pure’ libertarian Cabinet.

Milei meets with governors to advance reform talks

31-10-2025 08:44 President Javier Milei heads meeting at Casa Rosada with governors and deputy governors from 20 of 23 provinces, plus City mayor; Talks over 2026 Budget bill and structural reforms: labour, tax reform and Penal Code alterations; Four Peronist leaders, including Kicillof, excluded.

Macri in clear as Supreme Court closes ARA San Juan espionage case

29-10-2025 17:07 Argentina’s top court rejects legal push by victims’ relatives and rules to acquit former president Mauricio Macri and former intelligence officials of spying claims.

Milei heads to White House for political, economic lifeline

13-10-2025 17:17 Argentina's president is banking on a high-profile show of political and economic support from his US ally President Donald Trump ahead of key midterm elections.

Hunted by a red October

04-10-2025 06:26 The last few days have shown Trump’s support to be insufficient to overcome the loss of confidence in the libertarian administration, a problem which the midmonth snapshot with the Republican in Washington planned by Milei is hardly likely to change.

La Libertad Avanza, PRO ink alliance in Buenos Aires Province

09-07-2025 14:49 Parties led by Macri and Milei agree to join forces in key battleground region for September 7 election; Alliance, formalised by Ritondo and Pareja, offers a united front against Kirchnerism on Peronism’s home turf.

Yesterday’s Petrol Fiasco

05-07-2025 06:03 Manhattan judge Loretta Preska’s controversial ruling on the US$16-billion time-bomb compensating speculative interests for the nationalisation of YPF needs to be viewed in its electoral context as much as for its legal force.