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By Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - As Argentina prepares for a crunch presidential election, the old adage rings true: 'it's the economy, st...

With wild hair and brash sideburns - and sometimes a chainsaw - Argentine libertarian economist Javier Milei has become the stand-out image of the South American countrys presidential election... -October 19, 2023 at 07:04 am EDT - MarketScreener

As Argentina prepares for a crunch presidential election, the old adage rings true: its the economy, stupid. Inflation is at 138%, net reserves of foreign currency are in the red, savers are...

With wild hair and brash sideburns - and sometimes a chainsaw - Argentine libertarian economist Javier Milei has become the stand-out image of the South American country's presidential election and made himself the candidate to beat. An aggressive and colorful campaign, ranging from pledging to "burn down" the central bank to wielding a chainsaw at rallies to symbolize his plans to slash spending, has ignited droves of voters angry at inflation running at 138% and a painful cost ...

Javier Milei has seen surprising levels of support in his campaign.

Javier Milei has seen surprising levels of support in his campaign.

Simona Alegre, a 65-year-old widow, used to earn enough from her government pension to feed her six grandkids. But now Argentinas worst economic crisis in decades means the whole family is... -October 12, 2023 at 07:08 am EDT - MarketScreener

By Anna-Catherine Brigida BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Simona Alegre, a 65-year-old widow, used to earn enough from her government pension to feed her six...

Government officials travel to Washington to move talks forward with the International Monetary Fund over a new programme to replace record 2018 credit-line; President Fernández calls on multilateral lender to assess previous loan.