Argentina’s sovereign bonds briefly spiked Wednesday after media outlets reported that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is preparing aid totalling US$40 billion for Javier Milei’s government, double the previous pledge. Bessent is... Read more »
Share Price: Around $2,048 at midday Oct. 15, 2025 (down ~5.1% on the day) [1], well below its 52-week high (~$2,645) [2]. Recent trading has been volatile – up to ~$2,500 in... Read more »
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday confirmed that he has authorised the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to carry out covert operations in Venezuela. He added that his administration was also mulling land-based... Read more »
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said he was working to help corral the private sector around a new US$20-billion “facility” to support Argentina’s embattled economy. “We are working on a... Read more »
Tate Britain presents the first major London retrospective in forty years of Edward Burra (1905–1976), one of Britain’s most enigmatic and incisive figurative artists. Born into a middle-class family in Rye, East... Read more »
October 15, 2025 An industry built on addiction and loss now commands enormous political and cultural influence, from NFL stadiums in Philadelphia to soccer stadiums in São Paulo. Ad Policy A mural,... Read more »
US President Donald Trump said he would discuss a potential free-trade agreement with Argentina’s President Javier Milei and defended a US$20-billion lifeline to Buenos Aires ahead of elections in the country. “We... Read more »
President Donald Trump has acknowledged that a $20bn (£15bn) US lifeline to help calm Argentina’s currency crisis is an attempt to sway legislative elections this month in the South American nation. Welcoming... Read more »
The former Kenyan PM had collapsed during a morning walk in southern India, where he was receiving medical treatment. Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, a key figure in African politics, has died... Read more »
US President Donald Trump suggested the US$20-billion lifeline the United States is planning for Argentina could be contingent on libertarian leader Javier Milei’s success in the midterm elections, sending fresh jitters through the... Read more »