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Drug traffickers gaining influence in Argentina amid Milei’s sweeping social cuts

Gang bosses support soup kitchens and offer jobs and loans in drive to expand control of poor neighbourhoods

The Guardian - UK

Argentina passes the begging bowl, again

Maybe President Trump has bet on a dead horse. After all, Argentina has never been a good bet.

Fortune

US throws Argentina €17bn lifeline as Milei-Trump ties deepen

Washington’s rare move to buy pesos and open a massive swap line steadied Argentina’s markets — but set off a political storm.

Euronews

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Scott Bessent's $20 Billion Lifeline For Argentina A Bailout For 'His Hedge Fund Buddies,' Says Paul Krugman

Nobel Prize-winning economist, Paul Krugman has slammed U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for the administration’s $20 billion aid package for Argentina, calling it a lifeline for his “hedge fund buddies,” rather than being a move that furthers in U.S. strategic interest.

Benzinga

US Finalizes $20 Bn Economic Lifeline For Argentina, Buys Pesos

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that Washington had bought Argentine pesos and finalized a $20 billion economic support program to help prop up the South American nation's faltering finances.

International Business Times

The U.S. bought Argentine pesos, Bessent says

Treasury has finalized a $20 billion currency swap framework with Argentina's central bank.

Axios

US buys Argentine pesos, finalizes $20 billion currency swap

The U.S. Treasury has purchased Argentine pesos and finalized a $20 billion currency swap with Argentina’s central bank

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European Parliament lawmakers vote against the Mercosur deal

Inserted into a parliamentary resolution, a few lines welcoming the Mercosur agreement were rejected by a majority of European lawmakers on Wednesday.

Euronews

Argentine President roars his way through rock concert after $20bn bail out from the US

Argentine President Javier Milei donned his rock star persona as he took to the stage to promote his new book amid scandals, public discontent and economic hardship.

The Independent UK

Inside the Trump team’s secret talks to rescue Argentina—with the help of the ‘Money Doctor’ who wants to stop the 'pink tide' sweeping Latin America

Johns Hopkins professor Steve Hanke is an expert on "dollarization" and has helped the Trump Administration run through the options for intervening in Argentina's economy.

Fortune

Burning down the house: Milei plays rock star as Argentina economy crashes

Facing protests and scandal, Argentina’s ‘rock star president’ performs in Buenos Aires, saying: ‘I’m human’

The Guardian - US

By supporting Argentina, the U.S. government hopes to start a domino effect of preventing ‘failed states’ across South America, says Bessent

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hails Javier Milei’s Argentina as a “beacon” for South America, backing it with swap lines while ruling out U.S. cash aid.

Fortune

New Setback For Milei As Argentine Congress Overturns Spending Vetoes

Argentina's struggling President Javier Milei suffered a new setback on Thursday as Congress overturned his vetoes of laws increasing funding for public universities and for pediatric care.

International Business Times

How Paraguay became a bastion of conservatism in Latin America

Paraguay hosted the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), a gathering of the global right, for the first time in mid-September. In attendance were members of US president Donald Trump’s inner circle, including his long-term foreign policy advisor Richard Grenell, and President Javier Milei of Argentina.

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The Guardian - UK

Farage, Trump, Musk: your boy Javier Milei just took one hell of a beating. Why so quiet?

The wild politics and chainsaw made Argentina’s president an economic hero for the right. And now, with his nation’s finances in chaos: silence, writes Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Trump’s Argentina bailout: it’s a political play, not an economic plan

Editorial: Washington’s $20bn lifeline for rightwing populist Javier Milei isn’t about stability or sovereignty, it’s about winning an election

We Got This Covered

‘Our troops will go without pay, but not Argentina’s’: Trump prioritizes Argentina over U.S., Milei bailout deemed ‘essential function of government’

Make, uh Argentina Great Again!

Fortune

Leaked texts on Scott Bessent's phone suggest the White House got played bailing out Argentina—and U.S. soybean farmers are the casualties

“This is highly unfortunate,” the text said. “Soy prices are dropping further because of it. This gives China more leverage on us.”

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The Guardian - UK

Why Trump is backing Argentina’s Thatcherite economics

While Javier Milei’s shock therapy to tame inflation has won support from Washington and the IMF, ordinary Argentinians seem less impressed

Latin Times

Argentine Universities Celebrate a Victory In Their Fight For Funding After Overturning Of Milei Veto

University faculty and advocates are celebrating a rare win against Javier Milei's cost-cutting machine, which has taken a particular aim at higher education, pensions, social welfare programs, and other spending his government has deemed undesirable.

Benzinga

Trump's Argentina Bailout Attracts Fierce Criticism: Chuck Grassley Says Farmers 'Very Upset' About Buenos Aires Shipping Soybeans To China

President Donald Trump’s $20 billion bailout for Argentina is receiving criticism as experts argue that the move undercuts American soybean farmers who are currently struggling under his administration’s trade and tariff regime.

Fortune

Scott Bessent tells NYC to ‘drop dead’ while he arranges a $20B swap line for Argentina’s chain-saw-wielding, dog-cloning president

The Treasury Secretary looks at New York and sees a replay of the 1970s. He looks at Trump’s ally in Argentina and sees someone in need of rescue.

The Conversation

Why Argentina is looking to the Trump administration for a bailout − and what the US Treasury can do to help

President Donald Trump vowed to help out his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei on Sept. 23, 2025, a day after the U.S. administration said “all options” were on the table in regard to a bailout for the Latin American country’s rocky economy.

International Business Times

US Treasury Says In Talks To Support Argentina's Central Bank

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that Washington is in talks with Argentina for a swap line allowing the country access to billions of dollars, as its right-wing leader Javier Milei seeks to calm markets ahead of midterm elections.

International Business Times

'We're Gonna Help': Trump To The Rescue Of Struggling Argentina

US President Donald Trump promised financial "help" for struggling Argentina in a meeting with close ally Javier Milei, who is seeking a US loan to calm markets ahead of crucial mid-terms elections.

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