Argentina

• Saturday, May 4th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Former Argentine army chief (under Cristina Fernandez) on trial for kidnapping and torture

  

  A former Argentine army chief went on trial Friday for the kidnapping and torture of a father and son during the country's military dictatorship.

• Saturday, May 4th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  Brazil and Argentine currencies recover against a weaker US dollar

  

  Latin American currencies ended on a high note on Friday against a weaker dollar after robust U.S. jobs data painted a brighter picture for global growth and gave the U.S. central bank more reason to stay on its dovish path.

• Friday, May 3rd 2019 - 11:46 UTC

  Latin American currencies softened against a strong US dollar following the Fed's two days meeting

  

  Latin American currencies softened against a stronger U.S. dollar on Thursday, a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady, while most regional stock markets broadly fell along with their global peers.

• Wednesday, May 1st 2019 - 03:10 UTC

  Tens of thousands demonstrated in partial strike in Argentina; unions divided as to how face Marci’s austerity measures

  

  Tens of thousands of Argentines demonstrated on Tuesday in a partial strike that grounded airplanes and shut banks and other businesses to protest the economic policies of President Mauricio Macri.

• Wednesday, May 1st 2019 - 02:49 UTC

  The Argentine Peso responds to central bank measures sponsored by the IMF

  

  Argentina’s embattled peso currency gained briefly against the dollar on Tuesday after the central bank announced measures aimed at controlling volatility of the currency amid a grinding recession.

• Wednesday, May 1st 2019 - 02:40 UTC

  Argentine pork to China, which is suffering from an African swine fever epidemic

  

  Argentina announced on Tuesday it had struck a deal with Chinese authorities that would allow it to begin exporting pork to the Asian giant from 25 of the country’s meat-packing plants.

• Tuesday, April 30th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Argentine Peso gains strength as IMF agrees to more central bank flexibility

  

  Argentina’s embattled peso gained strength on Monday after the central bank said it would ease limits on its foreign exchange market interventions, signaling its willingness to sell reserves in an effort to better control the volatility of the local currency. The peso began the session up 3.37% and closed 3.56% stronger at 44.37 per U.S. dollar.

• Tuesday, April 30th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Major strike and march announced for this Tuesday in Argentina, but unions remain divided

  

  A national strike will halt much of shale-rich Argentina's economy on Tuesday amid growing investor concern that market-oriented president Mauricio Macri will lose a bid for re-election in October, swinging Argentina back toward state intervention.

• Monday, April 29th 2019 - 08:56 UTC

  Argentine mining investments expected to reach US$ 29 billion this year

  

  The Argentine Chamber of Mining Entrepreneurs issued a report this week stating that it expects mining industry investments to reach US$ 29 billion and employ about 80,000 people in 2019.

• Saturday, April 27th 2019 - 11:30 UTC

  A week of volatility in Argentina ends with the Peso down 8.81%

  

  Argentina’s peso fell back on Friday afternoon to post a record low close, giving up earlier gains after a tumultuous week that saw the currency battered to its weakest ever level and local debt pummeled as anxious investors fled.