Milei Lifts Argentina’s Currency Controls

Argentina’s President Javier Milei secured a major victory this week ... and bottom of the band, at 1110 pesos per dollar at time of writing. The future looks promising. The new, freer exchange ... Read More

Milei’s 2025 challenges: Between Argentina's mid-term elections and the IMF

The year 2024 was transformative for both President Javier Milei ... term elections. Alternatively, the IMF might accept Argentina’s argument that questions the overvaluation of the currency ... Read More

Javier Milei taunts economists as Argentina’s peso defies predictions of sharp fall

“They have put many variables in play that increase the offer of dollars in the market and reduce demand . . . including Milei’s signal that the peso ... Argentina’s October midterm ... Read More

Milei Defies Forecasts So Far as Argentina’s Peso Strengthens

Traders in Buenos Aires are beginning to buy into President Javier Milei’s target of strengthening Argentina’s currency toward 1,000 pesos per dollar, even as economists warn the trend could ... Read More

Donald Trump hosts Argentina's President Milei in first post-election diplomatic meeting

Make Argentina Great Again, you know, MAGA. He's a MAGA person," Trump declared to applause. "And you know, he's doing that." Following Milei's November 2023 election victory, Trump posted online ... Read More

Argentina's inflation was higher than expected in March, unwelcome news for President Milei

But further devaluing the peso, now pegged to the U.S. dollar, risks capital flight and even higher inflation. Milei came to power in December 2023 with a pledge to pull Argentina out of its ... Read More

Argentina's peso sinks after currency controls eased

Argentina's peso slumped more than 11 percent against the US dollar Monday, after Javier Milei's libertarian government loosened currency controls to win a $20 billion IMF bailout. The peso was ... Read More