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Caputo says US Treasury will continue to support peso

14-10-2025 21:54 US Treasury is still finalising details of the swap line, but a decision to make it available to Argentina has already been made, Caputo told reporters in Washington.

Caputo says US willing to keep buying pesos

13-10-2025 15:07 United States “is willing to continue buying pesos and bonds, and all options are on the table,” says Economy Minister Luis Caputo.

Bessent hosts Caputo as Argentina-US rescue talks begin

06-10-2025 22:41 US Treasury official highlights “productive” talks as negotiations over fresh funds for Milei government continue; Argentina’s economy minister also meets IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva.

Bessent’s Argentina rescue pledge put to test by traders attacking peso

03-10-2025 16:58 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s record as a powerful pacifier of unruly markets is now being put to the test in Argentina.

US Treasury Secretary lauds Milei at midtown gala

25-09-2025 09:03 US Treasury secretary heaps praise on President, claiming he has “laid the foundation for a new golden age in Argentina.”

US readies US$20-billion rescue to help Milei win in Argentina

24-09-2025 10:50 Washington plans US$20-billion currency swap with Argentina's Central Bank to boost Milei; US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says fresh aid a “bridge to the election,” referencing October midterms.

Milei heads to New York for meetings with Trump, IMF chief

21-09-2025 08:58 Argentina’s President to attend UN General Assembly in New York, hold bilateral meetings with Donald Trump, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, among others.

Milei to meet Trump as Argentina seeks to avert market rout

21-09-2025 08:40 Javier Milei plans to meet President Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday after hinting his country is in negotiations to halt a market sell-off and avoid a debt crisis.

Chinese Embassy hits back after Bessent’s remarks in Argentina

15-04-2025 17:48 Beijing’s Embassy in Buenos Aires issues expressing “deep dissatisfaction and categorical rejection of the malicious slanders and libellous remarks” made by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during visit to Buenos Aires.

Bessent expects Argentina to be able to pay off China swap

14-04-2025 19:13 Scott Bessent hails Argentina as a free-market beacon in Latin America; US Treasury secretary said he expects Argentina to be able to pay off its swap line with China, but that US government isn’t considering providing any direct credit.

US Treasury Secretary Yellen praises Chile’s policies in visit to lithium-rich ally

01-03-2024 16:42 US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday lavished praise on Chile during a visit focused on critical minerals.

Rodolfo Barra: ‘Emergency decrees are for when the going gets tough’

13-01-2024 06:41 Argentina’s new Treasury attorney defends President Javier Milei’s emergency decree in a feature-length interview that also touches on protest rights, the Supreme Court and his Nazi past during adolescence.

by Jorge Fontevecchia