News of milei argentina

March inflation spike puts Milei on the defensive

Yesterday 17:21 March figure was pushed up by transport and seasonal costs such as education; Milei urges patience and vows disinflation will resume.

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

INDEC: Industry slumps for eighth month running

14-04-2026 10:32 INDEC data show manufacturing in prolonged contraction, with sharp falls in autos, machinery and textiles; Economists warn recovery hinges on consumption and investment rebound.

Argentina to reach IMF staff agreement as early as this week

14-04-2026 09:05 Argentina expected to reach IMF staff-level agreement on second review of US$20-billion programme as early as this week.

Cabinet chiefs past and present

11-04-2026 07:38 The Cabinet chief’s role as whipping boy can be traced back to the post’s origins in the 1995 constitutional reform.

by Michael Soltys

Russian psyops and the dance of the candidates

11-04-2026 07:34 The Milei administration is on the back foot, tired, hanging off the ropes, but is nowhere near knockout territory.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Milei pleads for patience as growth slows and approval falls

10-04-2026 12:20 “We know that the last months were hard. That’s why we’re asking for patience. This is the right path," says President Milei in social media post.

Pressure on Adorni builds as investigators probe assets, travel, bank details

09-04-2026 20:40 President Javier Milei’s Cabinet chief is facing mounting questions over his finances after journalistic investigations uncovered inconsistencies, unexplained asset growth and transactions involving third parties; Judge requests banking secrecy rules to be lifted to aid probe.

Congress approves glacier law in win for Milei and copper miners

09-04-2026 11:42 Reform, which miners had lobbied for, gives provincial governors control over deciding whether a glacier or permafrost formation is a key source of water downstream. If the provinces decide they aren’t, miners can exploit them.

Milei’s controversial glacier law reform approved by Congress

09-04-2026 08:08 President Javier Milei's government secures passage of its reform bill that weakens Argentina's glacier protection law in lower house; Changes will open door to increased mining projects, with responsibility for periglacial areas passing to provincial governors.

Argentines plunge into debt for bills, cars and birthday parties

08-04-2026 09:59 Improved access to credit has been a notable shift, but a new problem has emerged: the growing number of borrowers struggling to repay debts.

Fewer buses on streets as fuel costs rise and subsidies go unpaid

07-04-2026 16:45 Firms reduce number buses in circulation by between 20% and 40% as fuel prices surge amid Middle East crisis.

Questions mount for Manuel Adorni as probes examine assets, travel

06-04-2026 15:56 President Javier Milei’s Cabinet chief is facing mounting questions over his finances after journalistic investigations uncovered inconsistencies, unexplained asset growth and transactions involving third parties.

Ex-Wall Street trader attempts distressed M&A turnarounds in Milei’s Argentina

06-04-2026 14:22 After years trading securities in New York, Esteban Nofal’s hunt for returns has brought him home to Argentina.

Argentina backs Bolivia, rebukes UK ambassador in La Paz in diplomatic clash

04-04-2026 08:52 Milei government sparks diplomatic clash by criticising UK Ambassador in Laz Richard Porter, who had previously described Bolivia’s support for Argentina’s Malvinas sovereignty claim as unacceptable.

Yelling Personal Feats

04-04-2026 06:22 Milei and Kicillof might fight for the credit for a historic ruling but is not the real hero of Argentina’s growing energy surplus quite simply Vaca Muerta shale?

Argentina’s New York battle scars

03-04-2026 06:20 The Argentine Republic is a veteran of many battles in New York Courthouses and the YPF case is one of its most epic stand-offs.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Pilar Ramírez: ‘Fixer’ steps up for La Libertad Avanza in Buenos Aires

02-04-2026 22:54 Head of the ruling party’s caucus in City legislature asserts her influence and consolidates control in the capital. Her relationship with Karina Milei, role within La Libertad Avanza and why her Peronist origins don’t work against her.

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh

Agustín Salvia: ‘Poverty has fallen, yet we are becoming poorer’

02-04-2026 06:42 The well-being of Argentina’s families is now under threat from rising fixed costs, a phenomenon which, according to the UCA poverty expert, defines the crisis of an increasingly marginalised middle class.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

(Ayn?) Rand Paul’s libertarian fest

01-04-2026 11:21 US Senator Rand Paul – Capitol Hill’s leading libertarian – pays a visit to Argentina, meeting with President Javier Milei, among other activities.

by Michael Soltys