Overview

• Argentina’s Foreign Ministry said President Javier Milei will hold a bilateral with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning in New York.
• Milei departs Sunday for UN General Assembly events through Thursday, with a Wednesday address and an Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award to be presented by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
• Officials describe negotiations with the U.S. Treasury on a possible loan, including the Exchange Stabilization Fund, as very advanced but not finalized, with the goal of shoring up reserves and covering 2025 payments of about USD 4.0 billion in January and USD 4.5 billion in July.
• The agenda reported by media includes meetings with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
• The trip follows a week of market stress in Argentina, with the central bank selling roughly USD 1.1 billion over three days, the official peso above 1,500 per dollar, and sovereign risk above 1,400 points alongside recent political setbacks.