MARKETS President Milei proves boon and curse for Argentine bank stocks 02-07-2024 11:30 Argentine banking stocks in New York are tumbling as the government slashes interest rates and crimps new borrowing.
UNITED STATES Billionaire Joe Lewis’ habit of tipping off staff and lover lands him in court 25-01-2024 14:15 British billionaire Joe Lewis, owner of 12,000 hectares of land near Lago Escondido, pleads guilty to charges that he gave associates non-public inside information for stock trades
MARKETS Argentina's stock market react with optimism to Milei election 21-11-2023 16:58 Stock market opens up by around 20% before easing off to gains of about 14% – strong reaction to election of new president-elect.
2023 election Traders go to US for Argentina stocks to hedge election bet 02-08-2023 13:53 Investors are cautiously looking at US-listed shares of Latin American companies with operations in Argentina, anticipating benefits from market-friendly policies after this year's elections, but refraining from direct investment until long-term stability is established.
MARKETS Election bet pushes Argentina’s Merval to highest since 2019 22-06-2023 00:42 Index has climbed 43.7% in dollars so far this year to highest levels since PASO primaries four years ago.
AGRICULTURE Argentina’s soy harvest set for 14-year low amid punishing drought 10-02-2023 10:56 Major losses from harvest anticipated due to ‘worst drought in 60 years’; Forecasts slashed for soy, maize and wheat crops.
BLOOMBERG - OPINION Eduardo Porter: Why Wall Street should like Latin America’s left 08-02-2023 09:22 The Latin American left does a better job than the right delivering on one of Wall Street’s favourite metrics: stock market returns.
INVESTMENT IN ARGENTINA 2023: Interesting challenges for investors in the year to come 25-01-2023 12:56 Having a global vision helps us understand that there are economic problems that transcend borders and the mechanisms used to solve them have consequences in different geographies.