Overview

• Argentina confirmed the Oval Office meeting 12 days before the Oct. 26 legislative elections, after Trump publicly offered “complete and total” backing for Milei.
• U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has discussed a roughly $20 billion central‑bank swap and dollar bond purchases, though no disbursements have been announced.
• Trade negotiators have been working on tariff adjustments, with local reports pointing to advanced talks on zero‑tariff lines that could be unveiled around the visit.
• The timing coincides with the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Washington, where Economy Minister Luis Caputo and his team plan to participate.
• Prospective U.S. support has drawn pushback from some Republican lawmakers and farm groups citing Argentine soybean sales to China and potential market effects.