News of primary

Devastated by Covid, Latin America is now unprepared for vaccine

10-12-2020 00:58 With eight percent of the globe’s population and 30 percent of its Covid-19 deaths, Latin America is facing the pandemic’s next phase – mass vaccination – with alarm.

Budget proposal

Fernández's first Budget projects 5.5% growth in 2021

16-09-2020 01:17 Government's budget bill forecast for 2021: economic growth of 5.5%, primary fiscal deficit of 4.5%, inflation at 29% and 102 pesos per dollar.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina's primary deficit balloons amid coronavirus lockdown

27-05-2020 23:52 Argentina's primary deficit soared in April as the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic forced the government to introduce fiscal stimulus and income slumped.

Coronavirus pandemic

12 new people test positive for coronavirus, lifting total to 68

16-03-2020 21:47 The update, which involves new cases diagnosed in the last 24 hours, is the largest daily rise yet since the coronavirus outbreak began.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina to close schools for two weeks, borders to visitors

15-03-2020 21:02 Kindergarten, primary and secondary schools to be suspended until March 31; Argentina's borders to be closed to all non-residents effective immediately; Number of confirmed cases rises to 56.

US Elections

Trump, GOP allies move quickly to attack Biden

12-03-2020 13:41 GOP partisans have started launching attacks toward the Obama's former VP, offering unsubstantiated claims of cognitive decline and corruption.

ANALYSIS: US ELECTION 2020

2020 US primary takeaways: It's Joe Biden's nomination to lose

11-03-2020 12:02 After another weak showing in Tuesday's round of primaries, Bernie Sanders' path to the democratic nomination appears all the more improbable.

US Elections

Democratic rivals rush to slow front-runner Bernie Sanders

25-02-2020 14:20 Self-described democratic socialist is coming off a landslide victory in Nevada and an upward trend in the polls, ahead of US election

US Election

Bernie Sanders win US democratic primary in New Hampshire

12-02-2020 11:42 The self-described democratic-socialist still trails Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, in total delegates.

BLOOMBERG

Markets: Here’s what to watch after Argentines vote on Sunday

24-10-2019 13:34 With frontrunner Alberto Fernández in pole position, the question is how much support the new government will get in Congress and how conciliatory he may prove to market-friendly incumbent Mauricio Macri.