ANALYSIS – SHOCK THERAPY Traders bet big on Milei crushing 200% inflation in Argentina 06-11-2024 19:24 President Javier Milei’s fight against inflation is showing mixed results. Investors are hopeful yet cautious as they bet on sharper declines next year.
MILEI IN NEW YORK Milei lays out clearer currency path as his popularity begins to dip 24-09-2024 11:05 In his Wall Street debut, Javier Milei tells investors at the New York Stock Exchange that currency restrictions will be lifted “when the rate of inflation in the macroeconomic programme is zero.”
MILEI IN AMERICA Milei in New York: Ringing the Wall Street bell, Elon Musk meet 23-09-2024 13:20 President Javier Milei delivers a speech to traders and invited guests at Wall Street ahead of eagerly awaited address to the United Nations General Assembly later today.
MARKETS Argentina's stock market react with optimism to Milei election 21-11-2023 16:58 Stock market opens up by around 20% before easing off to gains of about 14% – strong reaction to election of new president-elect.
AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY Argentina running out of soy adds to next president’s economic woes 16-11-2023 19:05 After the worst drought in six decade, farmers are running out of the very commodity that fuels Argentina’s economy.
AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY 'Soy dollar' back with 25% foreign currency available to exporters 05-09-2023 12:17 Fifth edition of the 'Export Increase Programme' this time does not include unique exchange rate; Applies to exporters from last 18 months; Details of the new decree and the sector's reaction.
Agriculture Drought slashes 2022/2023 soybean production by 51.5% 04-07-2023 16:56 Impact of punishing drought on Argentina’s crops laid bare as new report reveals soybean production came in at 21 million tons – less than half of last year’s harvest.
CURRENCY CONTROLS CNV removes loophole with new MEP, CCL restrictions 25-05-2023 16:39 Government tightens ‘cepo’; Officials want to remove loopholes enabling purchasing of cheap dollars on the stock market in order to resell them at a higher price at Central Bank’s expense.
AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY Argentina's maize and soybean harvest forecast trimmed again 11-04-2023 18:12 Argentina's soybean and corn production will be lower than previously thought due to drought, predicts US government, as it lowers forecasts for soybean crop to 27 million tons and maize to 37 million tons.
BLOOMBERG - OPINION Eduardo Porter: Why Wall Street should like Latin America’s left 08-02-2023 09:22 The Latin American left does a better job than the right delivering on one of Wall Street’s favourite metrics: stock market returns.