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Boost for Milei as Fitch lifts Argentina's credit rating to B-

05-05-2026 20:52 Fitch raises Argentina's credit rating one notch, citing the country's improved fiscal picture and its progress on economic reforms.

From eternity to here

25-04-2026 06:33 Every now and then death is larger than life in Argentina.

by Michael Soltys

Smelling a drop of blood in the water

17-04-2026 16:17 Losing control of the digital discourse for Milei is akin to losing the streets for a traditional Peronist politician of the 21st-century.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

IDB joins World Bank in backing debt refinancing plan

17-04-2026 14:05 Multilateral support builds as government seeks cheaper refinancing ahead of July debt maturities.

Trump support collides with IMF caution over Argentina programme

16-04-2026 10:18 “Outstanding measures” required before the deal is taken to the Board. Trump’s support and pressure contrasts with a technical team that has worsened Argentina's inflation outlook and is calling for greater exchange-rate flexibility.

by Eugenia Muzio

Luis Caputo says Argentina has cheaper funding options than bond sale

15-04-2026 22:56 Economy Minister Luis Caputo tells investors in Washington that President Javier Milei’s government won’t need to tap global capital markets this year thanks to cheaper financing options.

Inflation picked up more than expected on energy shock

14-04-2026 17:35 Inflation picked up more than expected in March as prices at the pump rose sharply on the Iran war and as education costs surged.

Inflation continues to accelerate: consumer prices rose 3.4% in March

14-04-2026 15:17 Highest monthly increase since March 2025; Prices rose 3.4% last month and have risen 32.6% over last 12 months.

Mystery surrounding Burford’s hidden YPF litigation partners grows

07-04-2026 12:03 Over and above the forfeited gains of the law office that litigated against Argentina, the big losers of the recent New York Court of Appeals ruling over the nationalisation of YPF are the investors who bought up part of the suit. The story of a trial which still shrouds identities – a mystery only a US judge will be able to elucidate.

by Carlos Burgueño

Argentina looks to global debt markets to finance energy boom

07-04-2026 10:41 Corporate borrowers are turning to global debt markets to fund an energy-driven expansion.

Argentina rating upgrade hinges on reserve build-up, Fitch says

27-03-2026 10:29 Argentina’s path to a credit rating upgrade depends on the sustained build-up of foreign-currency reserves, says top exec at Fitch Ratings.

Caputo cheers ‘all-time high’ as INDEC data shows rise in economic activity in January

26-03-2026 21:34 Milei and Caputo cheer news that economy grew in line with expectations; Activity in first month of the year up 1.9% year-on–year, by more than 8% from two years ago.

Milei reactivates dams, consolidating strategic rapprochement with China

11-03-2026 09:36 Argentina’s government has confirmed that work on the hydroelectric complex on the Santa Cruz river – which has been paralysed since Javier Milei came to power – has resumed. The project, integrally financed by Chinese banks and implemented by the Gezhouba company, returns to the agenda amid an uptick in the relations between Buenos Aires and Beijing.

by Carlos Burgueño

Argentina’s bond rally limited by junk label, war fallout

10-03-2026 11:11 As President Milei meets investors in New York in a bid to attract interest in Argentina, the momentum behind the country’s bonds has largely stalled. 

Milei: Dominant in decay

28-02-2026 06:01 The improved macroeconomic situation must eventually translate into better opportunities for a majority of the people.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Major victory for Milei as labour modernisation bill clears Congress

27-02-2026 23:06 Argentina’s Congress approves ruling party’s Labour Modernisation Bill after weeks of protests and negotiations; Flagship bill will loosen existing rules, reduce severance pay and lower employer taxes, among other measures.

Tearing apart the rag trade

07-02-2026 07:18 Statements by Caputo and Adorni do not come out of nowhere but need to be seen as a continuation of the battle between a libertarian government intent on opening up the economy and an entrenched industrial sector.

The doors of Toto Caputo’s parallel realities

06-02-2026 11:14 Disassociation from reality has its impact on the markets and on politics.

by Javier Calvo

US senator asks Bessent to terminate US$20-billion Argentina swap line

05-02-2026 11:25 US Senator Elizabeth Warren asks for clarification and requests termination of US$20-billion currency swap line with Argentina.

Milei pushes dollar loans for all, ending a taboo in Argentina

04-02-2026 12:51 Government intends to repeal law barring lending of dollars to those who don’t earn in US currency and change Central Bank regulations.