US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has taken to X to offer support to Javier Milei after a political crisis has rocked the Argentine peso. Bessent says he is considering:
- Swap lines.
- Direct currency purchases.
- Purchases of U.S. dollar-denominated government debt from Treasury’s Exchange Stabilization Fund.
Bessent adds the Trump administration remains “confident that President Milei’s support for fiscal discipline and pro-growth reforms are necessary to break Argentina’s long history of decline” and more details will be available after a meeting between the trio tomorrow in New York. Milei is a key US ally…