Students, professors, academics, and staff from public universities all across Argentina will march on Wednesday protesting government budget cuts. The nation-wide march, the second since President Javier Milei came into office in December 2023, is set to take place against the backdrop of the president’s vow to veto a funding increase bill recently approved by Congress.

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Fresh data on the Federal Reserve’s various accounts hints at two potential ways Japanese policy makers may have funded currency interventions this past week to bolster the yen.

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Argentine Nobel Peace Prize laureate Adolfo Pérez Esquivel also spoke at the march. “We defend the public and free university, it’s one of the great conquests of our people and we will not give it up,” he said. The activist confirmed that his NGO presented an impeachment request against Milei in the Deputy Chamber. “He can’t destroy the country,” he said. Pérez Esquivel said that seeing students protesting in the streets filled him with hope.

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«Nosotros nunca hemos hablado de dolarización, sino de competencia de monedas. Es muy probable que si se llega a imponer una moneda sea el dólar. Lo que nosotros sí tenemos en mente es terminar con el Banco Central porque es un mecanismo de estafa de los políticos a los ciudadanos, pero para llegar a eso hay que hacer varias reformas», explicó el economista libertario en una entrevista para CNN.

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La Rioja Governor Ricardo Quintela — from the opposition Peronist coalition — requested authorization to launch the so-called bocade to pay part of public servants’ salaries after a strike by La Rioja’s local police force and protests from health workers. The legislature approved issuing as much as 22.5 billion pesos ($27.5 million) worth of bocades to complement workers’ paychecks in the national currency.

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Milei lacks a strategic vision, expert said. Refusing to join the BRICS may not have a significant impact on Argentina in the short term. However, from an international perspective, it reflects the uncertainty of Argentina's foreign policy. The huge policy changes before and after have also had a certain impact on Argentina's international reputation.

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Changpeng Zhao has resigned from his position as Binance CEO. Moreover, Zhao has pleaded guilty to violating criminal anti-money laundering requirements. Subsequently, the US Justice Department (DOJ) is reportedly set to announce a settlement at a press conference today as a years-long investigation of the exchange has come to an end.

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Nach der Stichwahl am Sonntag hat der Rechtspopulist Javier Milei die Präsidentschaftswahl in Argentinien gewonnen. Mit einer Mehrheit von 55,76 Prozent der Stimmen lag er deutlich vor seinem Gegner, dem Wirtschaftsminister Sergio Massa, der nur 44,23 Prozent der Stimmen gewinnen konnte.

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Beijing, Nov 21 (EFE).- China’s foreign ministry said Tuesday that it would be a “big mistake” for Argentina to cut ties with countries the likes of Brazil and China, a possibility suggested in recent months by their President-elect Javier Milei and some of his collaborators.

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