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Javier Milei

What's on Javier Milei's mind?

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Inflation creeping back up 24% · newWar with the scientists 19% · newUnlocking dollar loans 16% · newSqueezed over Chinese firms 13% everything else 28%
#1
July inflation blows past the government's own projection

Prices rose 2.1% in July, breaking the forecast his team had been quoting all winter.

Argentina Inflation Accelerates to 2.1% in July, Breaking Government Projections

teleSUR English · 2026-08-14
our translation

the entire pitch is 'i killed inflation.' 2.1% doesn't kill the pitch, but it makes people ask out loud — hence the very fast pivot to blaming winter holidays.

new — July CPI 2.1%, above official forecastvery sure · 2 sources
#2
Scientists in the street, 'terrorists' from the podium
new — Protests plus 'terrorists' label same weekvery sure · 2 sources
#3
The post-2001 dollar-lending rules finally get torn up
new — Rule change landed August 13pretty sure · 2 sources
#4
Washington's ambassador says Vaca Muerta out loud
US envoy named Vaca Muerta publiclypretty sure · 1 source
saturday, august 15
Explain the 2.1% print as a winter-holiday blip(reported)
Sell the dollar-loan opening as proof the crisis is over(reported)
Post something unkind about a researcher before midnight(safe bet)
Take one call about who shares the 2027 ticket(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Argentina’s Inflation Edged Up Last Month on Winter Holidays

news.google.com · 2026-08-15

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