Trump, Argentina and Javier Milei
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Argentina’s stocks, bonds and currency surged Monday after the country’s midterm elections delivered a surprising mandate for President Javier Milei to press ahead with his free-market economic overhauls.
Milei’s libertarian party defied poll predictions, tripling its congressional seats to advance free-market reforms.
Argentinian voters came out to endorse President Javier Milei's Freedom Advances party in mid-term elections in a boost to the government's reform agenda.
Milei’s party dominates Argentina’s 2025 midterms, but the LIBRA crypto scandal could threaten his credibility and reform momentum.
President Donald Trump said the US made “a lot of money” by bailing out Argentina. Yet even as that country’s markets rallied back from the depths after Argentina President Javier Milei secured a surprisingly large victory in Sunday’s legislative elections,