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29.10.25 - 20:48
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Argentine Peso to Get Boost From Post-Election Debt Sales Rush (Bloomberg)
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Argentine provinces and companies are lining up to tap global markets in the next few weeks as President Javier Milei's win in midterm elections fuels optimism about the country, opening a window for debt sales that could bring much needed dollars into the nation's foreign-exchange market....
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27.10.25 - 22:45
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Latin American Political Earthquake: Milei′s Midterm Victory In Argentina Puts Chile In Focus Ahead Of Elections (ZeroHedge)
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Latin American Political Earthquake: Milei's Midterm Victory In Argentina Puts Chile In Focus Ahead Of Elections
After Javier Milei's surprise midterm victory in Argentina (documented here), along with the market reaction (see the Goldman note here), attention now shifts across the Andes to Chile's first-round presidential election next month.
Cryptocurrency-based prediction market Polymarket shows a potential victory for conservative free-market candidate Jose Antonio Kast, who is politically aligned with Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil and Milei in Argentina. The trend suggests that socialist power in Latin America may be weakening.
Chile Presidential Election:
Kast: Social conservative, focuses his campaign on crime and immigration. Promises spending cuts, but would need congressional alliances to govern, limiting drastic policy moves.
Johannes Kaiser: Anti-establishment libertarian, similar to Milei, but with limited support.
Jeannette Jara (leftist, Communist Party affiliation)...
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17.10.25 - 15:06
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Trump "Worked Magic" On Beef Deal - Likely With Argentina - As Cattle Futures Surge Most Since 1978 (ZeroHedge)
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Trump "Worked Magic" On Beef Deal - Likely With Argentina - As Cattle Futures Surge Most Since 1978
U.S. cattle futures are on track for their largest year-to-date gain since 1978 amid an ongoing beef cow shortage. The shortage has driven prices for feedlot cattle to record highs, with charts resembling those of gold or silver, and pushed USDA ground beef prices at supermarkets to record highs. Although Goldman has noted that the 12-year cattle herd cycle has reached a cyclical low, and Tyson CEO Donnie King recently said herd rebuilding will begin in 2026, prices continue to spiral out of control.
That's prompted President Trump to take action - just like he did with eggs earlier this year - and told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday that his administration has reached a deal to lower beef prices.
"We are working on beef, and I think we have a deal on beef that's going to bring the price" down, Trump said, adding, "That would be the one product that we wou...
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