Stephen Wicary
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Bloomberg News regional editor for Latin America, plus occasional Canada stuff. Opinions my own.
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A resounding win for Javier Milei’s party in midterm elections — with a lifeline from the US — gives new momentum to his quest to overhaul Argentina and break its cycle of debt, default and crisis
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Milei Wins New Chance, and Tough Challenge, to Remake Argentina
A resounding win for Javier Milei’s party in midterm elections late Sunday — with a lifeline from the US — gave the libertarian president new momentum for his quest to overhaul Argentina and break the...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A resounding win for Javier Milei’s party in midterm elections — with a lifeline from the US — gives new momentum to his quest to overhaul Argentina and break its cycle of debt, default and crisis
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Polls have closed in Argentina’s midterm congressional election, which is a “temperature check” of society’s willingness to continue with the policies Javier Milei has pursued since taking office. Follow our live coverage of it all here:
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Updates on Argentina's Midterm Election Results
Argentina Midterm Election 2025: Live Results & News on Milei Presidency
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October 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Polls have closed in Argentina’s midterm congressional election, which is a “temperature check” of society’s willingness to continue with the policies Javier Milei has pursued since taking office. Follow our live coverage of it all here:
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Javier Milei has hidden his chainsaw from angry Argentines ahead of a crucial election that could sink his presidency and the peso
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Milei’s Chainsaw Infuriates Voters He Needs to Salvage His Presidency
Spending cuts hit the middle class hard, leaving the libertarian at risk of becoming a lame duck after this weekend’s crucial midterm election.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Javier Milei has hidden his chainsaw from angry Argentines ahead of a crucial election that could sink his presidency and the peso
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Donald Trump suggests the $20 billion lifeline the US is planning for Argentina could be contingent on libertarian leader Javier Milei’s success in the midterm elections, sending fresh jitters through financial markets
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Trump Says ‘We’re Gone’ If Milei Doesn’t Prevail in Midterms
President Donald Trump suggested the $20 billion lifeline the US is planning for Argentina could be contingent on libertarian leader Javier Milei’s success in the midterm elections, sending fresh jitt...
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October 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Donald Trump suggests the $20 billion lifeline the US is planning for Argentina could be contingent on libertarian leader Javier Milei’s success in the midterm elections, sending fresh jitters through financial markets
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Donald Trump is set to formalize a $20 billion lifeline designed to help his Argentine ally win midterm elections. But unforced political errors and a rejuvenated opposition put Javier Milei in a bind before the vote
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Trump Bets on Argentina Again After First-Term Bailout Blew Up
Back in 2018, Donald Trump wanted to help an old friend. He knew Mauricio Macri from way back in their real estate days, when they’d played golf — likely with little idea they’d end up as presidents o...
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October 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Donald Trump is set to formalize a $20 billion lifeline designed to help his Argentine ally win midterm elections. But unforced political errors and a rejuvenated opposition put Javier Milei in a bind before the vote
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Migrants fearing Donald Trump’s deportations are rushing to send money home, sparking a remittance boom in places like Honduras
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Trump’s Deportations Are Driving a Remittance Boom in Latin America
Honduras sees transfers jump 25% as migrants, fearing their time in the US will be cut short by the president’s crackdown, bet their money is safer back home.
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September 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Migrants fearing Donald Trump’s deportations are rushing to send money home, sparking a remittance boom in places like Honduras
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Credit card companies won a new and powerful ally in their fight against a competing payment system in Brazil when Donald Trump went on the offensive against the South American country
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Trump’s Brazil Threats Aid Effort to Hobble Beloved Payment Platform
Trump's trade offensive against Brazil stirs up a global rivalry over payment systems.
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September 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Credit card companies won a new and powerful ally in their fight against a competing payment system in Brazil when Donald Trump went on the offensive against the South American country
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Donald Trump’s treasury secretary pledges to provide “all options for stabilization” to Javier Milei as he works to keep Argentina from falling back into crisis, prompting a rally in the South American country’s assets
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Bessent Says All Options on Table to Help Milei’s Argentina
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pledged to provide “all options for stabilization” to President Javier Milei as he works to keep Argentina from falling back into crisis, prompting a rally in the S...
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September 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Donald Trump’s treasury secretary pledges to provide “all options for stabilization” to Javier Milei as he works to keep Argentina from falling back into crisis, prompting a rally in the South American country’s assets
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Newly imposed liquidity measures aimed at containing a nascent peso selloff have put Javier Milei on a collision course with Argentina’s banks www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Milei Clashes With Top Banks Amid Argentina’s Liquidity Squeeze
Newly imposed liquidity measures aimed at containing a nascent peso selloff have stoked tensions between Argentine President Javier Milei and the country’s banks, a sector that was largely aligned wit...
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August 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Newly imposed liquidity measures aimed at containing a nascent peso selloff have put Javier Milei on a collision course with Argentina’s banks www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gustavo Petro’s overhaul of Colombian health care is leaving patients untreated as ERs and maternity wards shut down www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Health Crisis Spirals in Colombia as ERs and Maternity Wards Close
Desperate patients struggle to afford basic care and medicines as Petro pushes for a bigger state role in the Andean nation’s once-robust medical system.
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August 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Gustavo Petro’s overhaul of Colombian health care is leaving patients untreated as ERs and maternity wards shut down www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Mexico's security minister survived a cartel hit. Now he's trying to pacify one of the world's most violent nations — and the Trump administration www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Battle-Tested Cop Is Mexico's Hope to Tame Cartels and Placate Trump
Omar García Harfuch survived a harrowing cartel hit. Now he's trying to pacify one of the world's most violent nations — and the Trump administration.
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August 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Mexico's security minister survived a cartel hit. Now he's trying to pacify one of the world's most violent nations — and the Trump administration www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Voters send two pro-business candidates to Bolivia’s presidential runoff, ending two decades of almost-uninterrupted socialist rule and likely transforming both the nation’s economic model and its relations with the US www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Socialist Era Ends in Bolivia as Pro-Business Candidates Triumph
Voters sent two pro-business candidates to Bolivia’s presidential election runoff, ending two decades of almost-uninterrupted socialist rule and likely transforming both the nation’s economic model an...
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August 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Voters send two pro-business candidates to Bolivia’s presidential runoff, ending two decades of almost-uninterrupted socialist rule and likely transforming both the nation’s economic model and its relations with the US www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Argentina’s local debt sale falls short of market expectations as Javier Milei’s administration rolls over just 61% of maturities in a key auction that analysts say may prompt a drop in the peso www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Argentina Faces Massive Debt Rollover Amid Currency Pressures
Argentina’s local debt auction Wednesday fell short of market expectations as President Javier Milei’s administration rolled over just 61% of maturities in a key auction that analysts said may prompt ...
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August 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Argentina’s local debt sale falls short of market expectations as Javier Milei’s administration rolls over just 61% of maturities in a key auction that analysts say may prompt a drop in the peso www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Colombia’s conservative opposition has been rocked by two major blows, and is failing to capitalize on Gustavo Petro’s missteps in the runup to next year’s presidential election www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Colombia’s Opposition Is Hobbled by Senator’s Murder, Leader’s Scandal
After losing its most popular presidential candidate to a shock shooting, Colombia’s conservative opposition is reeling.
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August 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Colombia’s conservative opposition has been rocked by two major blows, and is failing to capitalize on Gustavo Petro’s missteps in the runup to next year’s presidential election www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Javier Milei’s reforms have brought stability to Argentina’s chaotic foreign exchange market and praise from investors. But the overhaul is also fueling the worst streak of corporate defaults since the pandemic www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Milei’s FX Reforms Spur Worst Corporate Default Wave Since 2020
Javier Milei’s reforms have brought stability to Argentina’s chaotic foreign exchange market and praise from investors. But the overhaul is also fueling the worst streak of corporate defaults since th...
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August 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Javier Milei’s reforms have brought stability to Argentina’s chaotic foreign exchange market and praise from investors. But the overhaul is also fueling the worst streak of corporate defaults since the pandemic www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The leader of Canada’s main oil-producing province visited Mexico in a bid to help reset relations with Latin America’s second-largest economy, with a particular eye to promoting energy projects www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Alberta Bolsters Canada-Mexico Energy Ties as Trump Upends Trade
The leader of Canada’s main oil-producing province visited Mexico in a bid to help reset relations with Latin America’s second-largest economy, with a particular eye to promoting energy projects.
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August 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The leader of Canada’s main oil-producing province visited Mexico in a bid to help reset relations with Latin America’s second-largest economy, with a particular eye to promoting energy projects www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The assassination of Miguel Uribe makes it harder for Gustavo Petro to advance his “total peace” initiative, under which Colombia is negotiating with several guerrilla factions and narco gangs simultaneously www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Colombian Senator’s Murder Threatens Petro’s Radical Peace Plan
Miguel Uribe Turbay’s death complicates Colombia’s peace efforts.
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August 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The assassination of Miguel Uribe makes it harder for Gustavo Petro to advance his “total peace” initiative, under which Colombia is negotiating with several guerrilla factions and narco gangs simultaneously www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Thanks to a stronger peso under Javier Milei and a love for Lionel Messi, Argentines are flocking to Disney World and Miami even as visitors from Europe and Canada shun the US under Donald Trump www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Messi, Milei and Mickey Mouse Are Driving Argentine Tourists to US
Francisco González Galé didn’t expect to feel so at home when he fulfilled his kids’ wishes earlier this year by traveling to Walt Disney World in Orlando from Buenos Aires. The 46-year-old Argentine ...
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August 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Thanks to a stronger peso under Javier Milei and a love for Lionel Messi, Argentines are flocking to Disney World and Miami even as visitors from Europe and Canada shun the US under Donald Trump www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Canada is working to reset its ties with Mexico as Donald Trump threatens his neighbors with punishing US tariffs ahead of a planned review of the North American free-trade pact www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Carney Is Patching Up Ties With Mexico in Face of Trump Threats
Canada is working to reset its ties with Mexico as Donald Trump threatens his neighbors with punishing US tariffs ahead of a planned review of the North American free-trade pact.
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August 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Canada is working to reset its ties with Mexico as Donald Trump threatens his neighbors with punishing US tariffs ahead of a planned review of the North American free-trade pact www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
One of Haiti’s most powerful gang leaders is threatening to attack the prime minister’s office as the troubled Caribbean nation prepares for a leadership transition www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Warlord ‘Barbecue’ Threatens Haiti PM Office as Violence Flares
One of Haiti’s most powerful gang leaders is threatening to attack the prime minister’s office and other branches of government, as the troubled Caribbean nation prepares for a leadership transition.
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August 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
One of Haiti’s most powerful gang leaders is threatening to attack the prime minister’s office as the troubled Caribbean nation prepares for a leadership transition www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Brazil is drilling for more oil near the Amazon while preparing to host COP30. Lula says it’s needed to fund the energy transition — but environmentalists aren’t buying it www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Climate Leader Brazil Is Frantically Drilling for More Oil
Even as the country prepares for COP30, President Lula says the proceeds from a discovery are needed to fund the energy transition — but environmentalists aren’t buying it.
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August 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Brazil is drilling for more oil near the Amazon while preparing to host COP30. Lula says it’s needed to fund the energy transition — but environmentalists aren’t buying it www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The Mexican government expects state oil giant Pemex to reach financial self sufficiency by 2027 while increasing output and slashing debt by roughly $13 billion by the end of this year www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Mexico Sets 2027 Goal for Pemex to Reach Financial Self Reliance
The Mexican government expects Petroleos Mexicanos to reach financial self sufficiency by 2027 while increasing oil output and slashing debt by roughly $13 billion by the end of this year.
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August 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The Mexican government expects state oil giant Pemex to reach financial self sufficiency by 2027 while increasing output and slashing debt by roughly $13 billion by the end of this year www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Ranching powerhouse Argentina is importing beef as Javier Milei’s currency and trade policies make it more affordable to source supplies abroad while local prices remain high www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Milei’s Strong Peso Drives Argentina Meatpackers to Import Beef
Renowned ranching nation Argentina is importing beef as President Javier Milei’s currency and trade policies make it more affordable to source supplies abroad while local prices remain high.
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August 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Ranching powerhouse Argentina is importing beef as Javier Milei’s currency and trade policies make it more affordable to source supplies abroad while local prices remain high www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Colombia’s labor reform is stoking fears of job cuts as costs surge across sectors from health care to security www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Colombia Firms Warn of Layoffs and Rising Costs From Petro’s Labor Overhaul
Colombia’s security firms and hospitals are warning of job cuts and surging costs as a knock-on effect of President Gustavo Petro’s push to boost worker benefits.
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July 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Colombia’s labor reform is stoking fears of job cuts as costs surge across sectors from health care to security www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A key lieutenant to Javier Milei says the relationship between the Argentine leader and his vice president has reached a breaking point www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Milei’s Rift With His Vice President Now ‘Undoubtedly a Crisis’
The relationship between Argentine leader Javier Milei and his No. 2 reached a breaking point after Vice President Victoria Villarruel imperiled the most important tenet of his economic program, a key...
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July 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
A key lieutenant to Javier Milei says the relationship between the Argentine leader and his vice president has reached a breaking point www.bloomberg.com/news/article...