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Bessent’s intervention in Argentine peso soars past US$1 billion

Today 16:10 The US spent an amount well in excess of US$1 billion this month acquiring Argentine pesos, according to market estimates.

COST OF POWER

Milei spent around US$7.4bn protecting dollar pre-election

Today 16:03 Sunday’s legislative elections come at a historic cost: President Milei’s government has used around US$7.4 billion – a figure that could rise to US$8.4 billion, including funds from US Treasury are included – to keep the peso-dollar exchange rate stable over the two months leading up to the vote. According to Banco Provincia, it is the fourth-largest foreign exchange intervention since 2003.

by Carlos Burgueño

NEW FOREIGN MINISTER

From crisis to relaunch: Quirno’s in-tray at Foreign Ministry

Today 10:03 Beyond economic matters, Pablo Quirno’s Foreign Ministry will focus on promoting abroad the core elements of Milei’s “cultural battle,” a push launched the moment the head of state took office.

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh

Supporters of Argentina's President Javier Milei wave an Argentine flag during the closing campaign rally of Libertad Avanza party ahead of the upcoming legislative elections in Rosario, Santa Fe province, Argentina on October 23, 2025.

ELECTIONS 2025

Sunday's midterm elections – five things to know

Today 08:31 President Javier Milei faces midterm elections on Sunday, in which voters will determine if his sweeping reform push and budget-slashing cuts will continue in his remaining two years in office.

Analysing Argentina

The midterms are over – can Milei reinvent himself?

Today 06:17 For more than a year, Milei invested too much energy and resources in an election that was not structurally designed to change much of his future. He only seems to have come to understand that in recent weeks, when it became clear that La Libertad Avanza will not turn into a hegemonic force overnight.

by Marcelo J. García

ELECTIONS 2025: ANALYSIS

Milei, the two Caputos and the two anchors

Today 06:08 Milei and the two Caputos have the path laid out for them. The “two anchors” that will give them a future are tied to applying the necessary adaptations to the economic policy plan and creating the conditions for circumstantial legislative majorities. This situation appears possible under any electoral scenario, even a potent Peronist victory.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

CAMPAIGN COMMENTS

151 shades of grey

Today 05:58 Voters are being asked to select not the next president but 127 deputies and 24 senators for which 217 lists are contending in the 23 provinces and this City with a total 1,648 candidates. The multiplicity of combinations arising from these numbers points to an infinity of results, each one of which would make the parliamentary negotiations lying ahead slightly different with no chance of any overall majority – 151 shades of grey.

by Michael Soltys

Editorial

Tomorrow never knows

Today 05:55 While the markets vote every day, the ordinary citizen should make the most of their one moment when they are sovereigns with everybody awaiting their decision.

As I see it

Most countries are on death row

Yesterday 21:07 Unless demographic trends change abruptly in the very near future, many other countries will precede Argentina on the path into the unknown.

by James Neilson

President Javier Milei on the campaign trail.

The Week in Review

Stories that caught our eye: October 17 to 24

Yesterday 18:02 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Argentina's President Javier Milei greets supporters as he arrives to the closing campaign rally of Libertad Avanza party ahead of the upcoming legislative elections in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina on October 23, 2025.

MARKETS

Wall Street is wary of being burned by the ‘Milei trade’ again

Yesterday 15:22 Global investors engaged in the "Milei trade" are bracing for another potential hit in the wake of this Sunday's legislative elections.

Film legend Jane Fonda has thrown her support behind 'Norita.'

EXCLUSIVE

Film legend Jane Fonda to promote human rights doc ‘Norita’ in Los Angeles

Yesterday 10:42 Academy Award-winner Jane Fonda to present screening of documentary detailing life of Madres de Plaza de Mayo co-founder and human rights icon Nora Cortiñas at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles.

President Javier Milei shouts during the closing campaign rally of Libertad Avanza party ahead of the upcoming legislative elections in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina on October 23, 2025.

ELECTIONS 2025

Milei promises 'Argentina will change' after midterms at rally

Yesterday 01:10 Sunday's elections will determine whether Milei, whose party is in the minority, will wield more power in Congress in the second half of his term.

Bitcoin signage outside a cryptocurrency exchange house in Buenos Aires on October 22.

cryptocurrencies

Why Argentines are turning to crypto in the latest peso crisis

23-10-2025 19:26 As President Javier Milei tightens currency controls, Argentines are turning to cryptocurrencies to protect their savings.

The Buenos Aires Stock Exchange (BCBA) headquarters in the financial district of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Monday, September 8, 2025.

economy

Bonds, peso rally ahead of crucial vote for Milei

23-10-2025 18:28 Argentine bonds climbed for only the second time in six sessions on Thursday, while the peso strengthened for a second day ahead of crucial midterm elections this weekend.

President Javier Milei will meet with JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon.

BANKING & FINANCE

Milei to meet Dimon, speak to CEOs two days before key election

23-10-2025 18:23 President Javier Milei will meet with Jamie Dimon during the JPMorgan Chase & Co chief executive’s visit to Buenos Aires this week.

ELECTIONS 2025

Understanding Argentina’s midterm elections – a guide

23-10-2025 17:51 In the face of endless previews and predictions, perhaps it’s time to ask ourselves how this weekend’s election plays out. A look at how deputies and senators are elected, how many are at stake per province and per political force in this election.

by Luciana Mina

Lionel Messi of Inter Miami CF celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group A match between Internacional CF Miami and FC Porto at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on June 19, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.

NATIONAL TEAM STAR

Lionel Messi signs new Inter Miami contract, extending stay through 2028

23-10-2025 17:26 Star's new contract ensures he will remain in competitive action until and long after the 2026 World Cup.

Cabinet changes

Milei names finance secretary Pablo Quirno as Argentina’s new foreign minister

23-10-2025 14:49 President Milei’s reshuffle gets underway early; Finance secretary and former JP Morgan executive Pablo Quirno, a close ally of Economy Minister Luis Caputo, named Argentina’s top diplomat following resignation of Gerardo Werthein.

A coca farmer works at a coca crop in Micay Canyon, a mountainous area and Central General Staff (EMC) stronghold in Cauca Department, southwestern Colombia, on March 25, 2024.

Drug-trafficking

US strikes fail to stop Colombia’s drug trade – an explainer

23-10-2025 13:38 Despite aggressive US military strikes, experts say that Columbia’s drug trade continues unaffected amid changing logistics and international tensions.

Argentina's President Javier Milei greets supporters during a campaign rally ahead of the upcoming legislative elections at Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires Province, on October 17, 2025.

ELECTION 2025: ANALYSIS

Guillermo Oliveto: Milei’s austerity has created a ‘dual society’

23-10-2025 12:34 Voters are asking themselves “for what purpose and for how long” they should tolerate President Javier Milei’s austerity plan, says economist.

Cabinet changes

Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona to quit Milei’s Cabinet after election

23-10-2025 11:04 Official will leave his post after Sunday’s elections, according to government sources; Pending departure will follow Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein’s decision to step down ahead of wider reshuffle.

ELECTIONS 2025

Twenty deputies all but guaranteed re-election in midterm elections

23-10-2025 09:15 Thirty-four lawmakers are seeking new terms but only 20 are odds-on to return.

A man sells medicine at a street market in Villa Fiorito, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, on October 19, 2025. The street market in the neighborhood where Diego Maradona was born keeps growing: more and more residents are selling what they have — or what they find on the street — to survive, amid a deepening economic crisis in Argentina on the eve of the elections.

POVERTY IN ARGENTINA

Argentines hawk belongings in struggle to make ends meet

23-10-2025 01:25 Some 40% of Argentina's income earners work in the informal sector with no social benefits – and many hold several jobs at once.

US POLITICS

Bessent brands Warren a ‘Peronist’ after Argentina criticism

22-10-2025 23:51 Tussle between Donald Trump administration and Democratic opposition unfolds during partial shutdown of US government.

POLITICS: MIDTERMS 2025

Caputo: Midterms are 'more important than 2027 presidential vote'

22-10-2025 23:44 Economy Minister Luis Caputo says current exchange rate regime “will remain exactly the same” in an attempt to dispel fears of an imminent post-election peso devaluation.

CURRENCY TURBULENCE

JPMorgan, Citi wade into Argentine FX to help US halt peso slide

22-10-2025 23:28 Peso snapped a five-day losing streak as Wall Street banks were active in the local currency market.

A worker looks at cattle at a farm in Saladillo, Buenos Aires Province, on November 9, 2023.

AGRICULTURE & LIVESTOCK

US unveils plan to bolster beef output, raises Argentine quota

22-10-2025 23:25 Trump administration, seeking to ease a surge in beef prices, is raising the tariff-rate quota for Argentine beef fourfold to 80,000 metric tons a year.

Argentina's players reacts after losing the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup final football match between Argentina and Morocco at the National Stadium in Santiago on October 19, 2025.

sports

Plenty to be proud of Albiceleste youth fall short at final hurdle

22-10-2025 22:54 It was so near and yet so far for Argentina as they battled in vain for what would have been the nation's seventh FIFA U-20 World Cup title. But it bears repeating as many times as necessary: results are not the be-all and end-all of youth football.

by Dan Edwards

A currency exchange house in Buenos Aires on October 22.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economy posts slight growth ahead of midterm vote

22-10-2025 18:30 Economic activity grew 0.3% in August from the preceding month; Up 2.4% year-on-year.

ELECTIONS 2025

What’s at stake in Buenos Aires City on election day

22-10-2025 17:54 Milei government’s alliance confident of comfortable win in capital; Buenos Aires City set to elect three senators and 13 national deputies.

Funds and bonds

Bessent steps in to protect profits of friendly investors in Argentina

22-10-2025 17:03 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent comes to the rescue of hedge funds including BlackRock, Fidelity, Pimco and Discovery Capital Management, all of which bought Argentine bonds. Several fund managers share a professional past with the US official.

President Javier Milei and members of his Cabinet.

POLITICS

Cabinet reshuffle: Who will head Milei’s ministries going forward?

22-10-2025 15:05 One by one, the post-election changes President Milei is preparing for his Cabinet; Among the names being discussed are Santiago Caputo, Patricia Bullrich, Luis Petri, Guillermo Francos and more.

by Alejandro Gomel

A campaign billboard for the Fuerza Patria party during the provincial election in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, on Sunday, Sept.ember 7, 2025.

argentina

A map at stake: Unity for La Libertad Avanza versus fragmented Peronism

22-10-2025 14:16 Karina Milei managed to make the purple party the only one running in all 24 electoral districts, even at the cost of arm-wrestling with allies and governors. The dispersion of Peronism has sent alarm-bells ringing – election night will open up a combat over the vote count.

by Rosario Ayerdi

Argentina's President Javier Milei casts his vote at a polling station during the legislative elections in the city of Buenos Aires on May 18, 2025.

ELECTION 2025

Electoral authorities say midterm results must be released by district

22-10-2025 13:37 Milei’s government bid to have results combined in a national count shot down; National Electoral Appeals Court has rules that provisional count should be province by province.

Currency prices displayed in a storefront in the financial district of Buenos Aires on September 8.

CURRENCY TURBULENCE

Peso breaks losing streak amid FX intervention

22-10-2025 13:11 Argentina's peso strengthened, snapping a five-day losing streak amid continued market intervention by both the local and US governments.

Gerardo Werthein has resigned his post as Argentina's foreign minister.

Cabinet changes

Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein presents resignation to President Milei

22-10-2025 12:06 Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein has submitted his resignation to President Javier Milei, according to government sources; Decision follows days of speculation over his future and likely appointment of presidential advisor Santiago Caputo to Cabinet.

ELECTION 2025: ANALYSIS

Challenges ahead as Provincias Unidas battles against polarisation

22-10-2025 11:32 Centrist alliance faces difficult challenge in midterms but is building towards 2027 presidential vote; Governors front could end up with caucus of between 16 and 20 national deputies – a crucial number that could block or unblock legislation.

by Ezequiel Spillman

Bolivia’s president-elect Rodrigo Paz speaks during an election night rally following the presidential run-off election in La Paz, Bolivia on October 19, 2025.

NEW ERA IN BOLIVIA

Bolivia’s next president Paz targets pragmatic path out of crisis

22-10-2025 11:04 Heading into his November 8 inauguration, Rodrigo Paz’s first test will be to replenish fuel supply that the outgoing administration of Luis Arce ran out of money to pay for.

CURRENCY WOES

Central Bank again intervenes to halt run on peso

21-10-2025 21:38 Central Bank said Tuesday it had sold US$45.5 million on the foreign exchange market to try and halt a run on the peso ahead of Sunday's midterms.

US-ARGENTINA BAILOUT

Bessent’s plan runs short on time to line up Argentina financing

21-10-2025 21:33 US Treasury has been floating a US$20-billion financing deal involving banks, but key details such as the debt’s terms, structure and collateral remain unaddressed.

Carmela Medina and Alejandro Carranza, pose for a photo at their house in Santa Marta on October 21, 2025. Their son, Alejandro Carranza was a Colombian man who allegedly died when the US bombed a boat supposedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean.

DIPLOMATIC UNREST

US-Colombia tensions grow over fatal Caribbean boat strike

21-10-2025 20:03 US military attacks in the Caribbean have sparked accusations of unjust killings, worsening diplomatic relations with Colombia.

ELECTION 2025: ANALYSIS

Youth at the ballot-box – over a million first-time voters with risk of electoral apathy

21-10-2025 18:12 Under legislation approved in 2012, those aged 16 and 17 may cast ballots, but they are under no legal obligation to do so.

A customer pays with peso banknotes at a butcher shop in Rosario.

CURRENCY WOES

US Treasury sells dollars to keep peso within Argentina FX band

21-10-2025 16:41 US Treasury’s efforts to shore up Argentina’s currency are part of a broader effort to stabilise the economy before President Javier Milei’s party faces midterm elections.

POLITICS & FOREIGN POLICY

Viceroy Bennett and US intervention in Argentina

21-10-2025 15:58 Lobbyist hired by the SIDE intelligence services became executor of Trump’s will in Argentina. Secret meetings, legal troubles and his partnership with businessman Leonardo Scatturice.

by Rodis Recalt

Peruvian law graduate Rosalinda,26, of the Gen Z movement, shows the One Piece manga flag on her mobile phone during an interview with AFP in Lima, on October 19, 2025.

Political crisis in Peru

Generation Z leads Peru’s protests for change

21-10-2025 14:48 After decades of instability and political turmoil, Peru’s youth demands change through organised protests.

Bolivia's presidential candidate for the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), Rodrigo Paz, gestures as he leaves after voting during the presidential runoff election in Tarija, Bolivia, on October 19, 2025.

Foreign policy & diplomacy

US and Latin American nations back Bolivia’s new president-elect

21-10-2025 13:50 Washington and eight governments from the region – including Argentina – hail Rodrigo Paz’s victory as a break from two decades of “economic mismanagement.”

ELECTIONS 2025

Milei flees Buenos Aires Province campaign, leaving Santilli solo

21-10-2025 09:27 Polls show La Libertad Avanza narrowing the gap but still trailing Peronism, prompting the President to abandon campaigning in nation's most populous district and shift attention to Córdoba and Rosario.

Diego Maradona street art in Buenos Aires.

BUSINESS & SPORT

Maradona's heirs sign deal with Swedish company to market brand

21-10-2025 08:53 Maradona's five heirs sign agreement with Swedish firm Electa Global to market products under late footballer's name.

Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein speaks with President Javier Milei on arrival for the 66th Summit of Leaders of Mercosur and Associated States at the Palacio San Martín in Buenos Aires on July 3, 2025.

POLITICS

Milei to reshuffle Cabinet post midterm election, says report

21-10-2025 08:38 President Milei is expected to reshuffle his cabinet after Sunday's midterm elections, 'Clarín' reported Monday.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Argentina's Economy Minister Luis Caputo

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

US backing won’t save Argentina without policy shift, economists warn

20-10-2025 22:58 Financial support from the United States government won’t be sufficient alone for Argentina, warn experts; Milei administration must change monetary policy if it is to stabilise finances long-term, they believe.

by Santiago del Carril

DEBT & BONDS

Bonds rebound as government announces debt buyback

20-10-2025 21:57 Finance Secretary Pablo Quirno says government plans to buy back sovereign bonds to reduce financing costs.

Bolivia's President-elect Rodrigo Paz, of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), holds a press conference a day after the presidential election run-off in La Paz, on October 20, 2025.

GEOPOLITICS IN AMERICAS

Bolivia to restore US ties cut nearly two decades ago, says Paz

20-10-2025 17:46 President-elect Rodrigo Paz says Bolivia's relationship with the United States "will be resumed" nearly two decades years after Evo Morales kicked out Washington's ambassador.

BUSINESS & FINANCE

JPMorgan CEO heads to Argentina before key test for Milei

20-10-2025 17:37 JPMorgan Chase & Co chief executive officer travels to Buenos Aires ahead of key electoral test for President Javier Milei.

AGRICULTURE & LIVESTOCK

Trump Argentina beef plan risks rancher ire, little price relief

20-10-2025 17:29 Donald Trump vowed to boost beef imports from Argentina, but this may bring little relief to consumers – and risk angering US ranchers.

Argentina's Central Bank in Buenos Aires.

economy

US, Argentina sign US$20-billion swap deal amid peso rout

20-10-2025 16:55 The deal, announced by the Central Bank in Buenos Aires, is a key pillar of a sweeping rescue package US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent put together in a whatever-it-takes approach to stabilise Argentina's economy.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Government formalises US$20-billion currency swap deal

20-10-2025 15:52 Milei requires a good election result to justify a second swap.

BOLIVIAN ELECTION 2025

Rodrigo Paz wins run-off as Bolivia formalises shift to right

19-10-2025 21:45 Pro-business Senator Rodrigo Paz wins Bolivia's presidential run-off with 55% of vote, defeating rival Jorge 'Tuto' Quiroga; Two decades of socialist rule, propelled by Evo Morales, comes to an end.

Argentina's President Javier Milei speaks after the provincial midterm elections in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, as presidential advisor Santiago Caputo looks on.

POLITICS

Santiago Caputo's place in Milei universe set to evolve

19-10-2025 18:14 President Milei is talking up his top advisor as ministerial material. The signs are pointing to a new role for Santiago Caputo post-October election.

by Alejandro Gomel

BUSINESS

CEOs strive to surf Milei volatility at annual retreat

19-10-2025 09:35 Upcoming national election and volatility in financial markets dominates conversation at annual gathering in Mar del Plata.

A 'Wanted' poster depicting Presidential Chief-of-Staff Karina Milei that reads, "Wanted for stealing 3% from the disabled" is seen plastered on a post of the main square of the rural town of San Andrés de Giles in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina on September 24, 2025.

POLITICS

Fervour for Milei cools in rural town as midterms near

18-10-2025 19:14 In the farm town of San Andrés de Giles, Milei mania is fizzling out. Some residents are not quite so convinced about the head of state as they once were.

US President Donald Trump's letter and photograph for President Javier Milei.

ANALYSIS

On raucous outsiders and statesmen

18-10-2025 06:47 The Milei administration has shown time and time again they lack the capacity to build sustainable political alliances and that stubbornness on the economic front has led to the repetition of mistakes from the recent past. The President has shown that when political momentum is on his side, he abuses good fortune to castigate political opponents and preach cultural war.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Editorial

Washington does not believe in tears

18-10-2025 06:39 If the next crop of deputies and senators is to be chosen according to the slogan “libertad o kirchnerismo,” this will guarantee a further impoverishment of debate.

US President Donald Trump greets Argentina's President Javier Milei at the end of a Medal of Freedom Ceremony for late US right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2025

POLITICS & FOREIGN POLICY

New US aid for Argentina delivers boost to Milei, but Trump threat sparks anger

18-10-2025 06:28 Argentina's president is heading into the home straight of the campaign with his sails boosted by strong winds from Washington – now all he has to do is win the election.

ANALYSING ARGENTINA

Yankees come home

18-10-2025 06:26 Exactly 20 years ago next month, Washington silently retreated from the region. Now it’s coming back, in full swing.

by Marcelo J. García

As I see it

Milei and the master of the universe

18-10-2025 06:18 Trump is different: he wants everyone on planet Earth to know that his or her personal fate depends on him. By behaving the way he does, he has put Argentines in a bind.

by James Neilson

CAMPAIGN COMMENTS

Trump card or joker in the pack?

18-10-2025 06:15 Milei’s government is confident of success in only seven of Argentina's 24 districts but this fails to point out that fears of defeat are also only limited to seven provinces, with the other 10 up in the air.

by Michael Soltys

INTERVIEW

Diego Santilli: ‘President Milei has to win, even if by one vote’

18-10-2025 06:07 National deputy, who won the 2021 midterms against a united Peronism front, tops the slate of the new La Libertad Avanza alliance that is aligned with PRO. In an interview, he gives his view of the José Luis Espert case, vindicates President Javier Milei and pleads with citizens in Buenos Aires Province “to turn out to vote.”

The US Treasury Department in Washington.

MARKETS & FX

Argentine FX traders estimate US Treasury sold over $200 million

17-10-2025 19:05 US Treasury bought more pesos Friday than it had in any other session, traders estimate; Currency continued to lose value despite Washington's support.

Supporters of Argentina's President Javier Milei demonstrate before his arrival for a campaign rally in Buenos Aires, on October 17, 2025.

CURRENCY WOES

Peso drops against dollar amid fresh US backing

17-10-2025 18:42 Argentina's peso has been fluctuating wildly ahead of next week's midterm elections next week, disrupting the savings and spending plans of locals who fear an imminent devaluation.

Mariana Enriquez is an Argentine writer and author of "A Sunny Place for Shady People".

BOOKS & LITERATURE

Mariana Enríquez: Algorithms and AI are good breeding ground for literature

17-10-2025 18:06 Argentine author and journalist argues that artificial intelligence has the potential to reshape literature by expressing social inequalities and hidden fears.

FILM & CINEMA

Director Pablo Trapero unveils ‘&Sons,’ his first film in English

17-10-2025 18:01 Director Pablo Trapero unveils new film '&Sons' – his first in English.

Fans remember late singer Liam Payne in Buenos Aires on the first anniversary of his death.

the week in review

Stories that caught our eye: October 10 to 17

17-10-2025 17:43 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

This photo illustration shows banknotes of 20,000 pesos, 10,000 pesos, 2,000 pesos, 1,000 pesos, 500 pesos, 200 pesos, 100 pesos and 100 USD banknotes in Buenos Aires on January 13, 2025.

MARKETS & FX

Peso slumps as US fails to dispel devaluation fear

17-10-2025 11:52 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces that the United States bought the currency Thursday on the parallel exchange rate known among investors as the “blue chip swap.”

POLITICS: ELECTION 2025

Top Milei candidate says Peronist voters have ‘a mental illness’

17-10-2025 09:19 Ex-model and TV presenter Karen Reichardt, one of La Libertad Avanza’s top candidates for deputy, sparks outrage as she suggests voting for Kirchnerismo in Buenos Aires Province amounts to having a “mental illness.”

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro speaks during a march to commemorate the 'Day of Indigenous Resistance' in Caracas on October 12, 2025.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Venezuela VP denies alleged talks with United States on removing Maduro

17-10-2025 08:57 US President Trump indicated Wednesday he had authorised covert CIA operations against Venezuela and was considering attacks on land against alleged drug-cartels in the country.

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

Argentina need real tests ahead of World Cup defence

17-10-2025 08:42 There’s no doubt that this is still a very good Argentina team, but why on earth are Venezuela and Puerto Rico lined up for friendlies ahead of the World Cup?

by Dan Edwards

An aerial view shows the Al-Maqussi Towers district, heavily damaged by massive Israeli bombardment over the past two years, in northwestern Gaza City on October 15, 2025, during a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian factions.

GUEST COLUMN

Peace in the Middle East: Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is not enough

17-10-2025 08:36 The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is not the last step, but the first step on a long road.

by Marwan Gill

CURRENCY INTERVENTION

Citi sells pesos to Fed as part of US Treasury’s rescue

16-10-2025 23:32 Citigroup sold pesos to the US Federal Reserve on Thursday as part of Scott Bessent’s wide-ranging effort to buoy the currency and Javier Milei’s administration.

Fans pay tribute to late British singer Liam Payne outside the Hotel CasaSur Palermo, where he died, marking the first anniversary of his passing in Buenos Aires on October 16, 2025. Two suspects are set to stand trial over the death of British singer Liam Payne, who died on October 16, 2024, in Buenos Aires after falling from the third floor of the hotel where he was staying. One year after the tragedy, the trial still has no scheduled start date.

DEATH OF LIAM PAYNE: ONE YEAR ON

Fans in Buenos Aires remember late singer Liam Payne, one year on from death

16-10-2025 19:45 Fans of late One Direction singer, who passed away one year ago, descend on the hotel in Palermo where he lost his life.

CRIME & SECURITY

‘It was all for justice’ – Suspect’s chilling remark after murdering ex-partner, two others

16-10-2025 19:37 Pablo Rodríguez Laurta detained on suspicion of murdering his ex-partner, Luna Giardina, her mother Mariel Zamudio, Uber driver Martín Palacio and kidnapping of his six-year-old son Pedro. A co-founder of the ‘Varones Unidos’ website, 39-year-old Uruguayan presented himself on social media as a businessman and academic with a marked anti-feminist discourse.

ANALYSIS

Argentines dump the peso, betting US rescue is doomed to fail

16-10-2025 19:05 Argentines are convinced that even a flood of cash from the United States won’t be able to stop another painful devaluation of the peso.

OPPOSITION REACTION

Critics accuse Milei of ‘compromising sovereignty’ with Trump

16-10-2025 17:50 Jorge Taiana, top Fuerza Patria candidate in Buenos Aires Province, accuses Milei government of compromising A"Argentine sovereignty in the medium and long term."

This handout picture released by the Israeli army shows released Israeli hostage David Cunio, one of the former captives in Gaza since the 2023 October 7 attacks by Palestinian militants, after being handed over in a prisoner-hostage swap and a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Israel on October 13, 2025.

CONFLICT IN MIDDLE EAST

Joy as last remaining Israel-Argentine hostages released by Hamas

16-10-2025 16:06 Twenty living hostages, including three Argentine-Israelis, were released by Hamas on Monday after more than two years in captivity in Gaza, but some victims and family members are still voicing their anger.

US President Donald Trump and some of his top officials welcome Argentina's President Javoer Milei and his team to the White House.

BILATERAL TRADE TALKS

‘Very soon’ – Argentina’s ambassador to Washington on US trade deal

16-10-2025 15:12 Alec Oxenford confirms trade agreement between Argentina and the United States; Milei’s envoy says “significant” accord is “culmination of months of intense diplomatic effort” and could be announced “very soon.”

Image of one of Argentina's federal prisons.

PRISONS & JAIL

Prison population in Argentina’s federal jails rises 3% in two months

16-10-2025 14:23 Number of inmates held in federal prisons rose 3.2 percent in September from December 2024, according to new data from the Attorney General’s Office.

Thousands of people marched this Saturday in the capital to protest last week’s horrific narco-linked triple murder in Florencio Varela.

GENDER VIOLENCE

NGO: Eleven femicides already this month, with half of October still to go

16-10-2025 13:42 Feminist organisation MuMaLá has recorded195 femicides so far this year – one every 35 hours.

Demonstrators take cover during clashes with police after a protest against Peru's interim President Jose Jeri in Lima on October 15, 2025.

Political crisis in Peru

One dead, over 100 injured as Peru's interim leader struggles to quell unrest

16-10-2025 12:52 Massive demonstrations erupt across Peru, demanding action against rising crime and political corruption; Interim President José Jeri struggles to contain unrest as crisis rages on.

INVESTMENT PROMISE?

OpenAI inks 'intent' but holds back cash for Sur Energy's AI data centre plan in Patagonia

16-10-2025 10:28 Milei’s government announces joint venture with OpenAI and Sur Energy for US$25-billion investment in artificial intelligence, though OpenAI doesn’t plan to spend a single peso.

A paleontological team led by the institute found the almost complete skeleton of the small long-necked reptile, named Huayracursor Jaguensis.

DINOSAUR DISCOVERY

One of world's oldest dinosaurs discovered in La Rioja Province

16-10-2025 10:13 Remains of one of the world's oldest dinosaur species on the planet found in La Rioja at 3,000-metre altitude; Fossils thought to be at least 225 million years old.

Economy Minister Luis Caputo and Central Bank Governor Santiago Bausili.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

US$20bn currency swap could be agreed before midterms, says Bausili

16-10-2025 01:31 Economy Minister Luis Caputo and Central Bank chief Santiago Bausili say landmark currency swap deal with Trump administration could be sealed before the October 26 midterms

by Santiago del Carril

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Milei's team draws up plans for post-election Cabinet reshuffle

16-10-2025 00:39 President Javier Milei will reshuffle his Cabinet after the October 26 national elections, with a number of key figures set to take on legislative posts. Potential PRO additions and the balance of power are under review.

View of Casa Rosada presidential palace on November 20, 2023

ELECTION 2025: FX PREDICTION

Peso could tumble post-election, warns Morgan Stanley

15-10-2025 22:40 US investment bank outlined three scenarios depending on the outcome of the legislative vote – and predicts where the exchange rate will go.

MARKETS

Argentine assets swing on reports Bessent lining up more aid

15-10-2025 22:19 Markets react to news that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is working on an additional US$20-billion facility from the private sector that would complement a currency swap line of similar size.

US BAILOUT OF ARGENTINA

Summers ‘nervous’ about Bessent’s novel rescue for Argentina

15-10-2025 22:08 Former US Treasury secretary Lawrence Summers is "withholding judgment" on Donald Trump administration’s rescue plan for Argentina.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Bessent: US working on new US$20-billion private-sector 'facility' for Argentina

15-10-2025 14:48 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he is working with private sector on another US$20-billion "facility" to support Argentina, bringing Washington's total promised assistance to US$40 billion.

Diego Santilli at a campaign event in Buenos Aires on February 23, 2023.

ELECTIONS 2025

Santilli, Milei’s last-minute substitute, tries to clear ballot confusion

15-10-2025 14:23 Santilli, a lifetime politician who also once ran on a Peronist ticket, blames “political dinosaurs” for not letting the party put his face on a new ballot.

Serena Luciano; Javier Milei and Donald Trump.

FREEDOM OF SPEECH?

United States revokes Argentine’s visa for ‘celebrating’ Charlie Kirk’s murder

15-10-2025 14:17 Washington clamps down on free speech, revoking visas of six foreign nationals who celebrated the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk; Among them, Argentine national Serena Luciano.

Diego Rossi controls the ball whilst under pressure from Alexis Mac Allister of Argentina during the International Friendly match between Puerto Rico and Argentina at Chase Stadium on October 14, 2025 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

International football

Mac Allister and Martínez braces power Albiceleste win over Puerto Rico

15-10-2025 11:42 Alexis Mac Allister and Lautaro Martínez each scored two goals as Argentina routed Puerto Rico 6-0 on Tuesday.

Peru's interim President José Jeri (left) poses for a picture after giving the oath of office to his new Interior Minister Vicente Tiburcio, during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Lima on October 13, 2025.

Political crisis in Peru

Peru's new president names ex-general to oversee 'war' on gangs

15-10-2025 11:31 President José Jerí assumed the Presidency last week after Congress voted to impeach unpopular leader Dina Boluarte amid a surge in gang-related violence.