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One day after Donald Trump celebrated a multibillion-dollar bailout for Argentina, his administration moved to double the ante. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters at the Treasury building Wednesday that the United States is “working on a $20 billion facility that would be adjacent” to the $20 billion credit swap line Trump already approved, totaling $40 billion in assistance for …

Bessent says bailout for Argentina will double to boost U.S. influence in region  The Washington Post Trump Helped Argentina Face an Economic Meltdown. It Came At a Cost.  The New York Times What to know about the Trump administration’s $20B bailout for Argentina  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Bessent says US considers doubling aid to Argentina by tapping outside …

Trump says U.S. won’t benefit from $20 billion bailout for Argentina  The Washington Post Trump Live Updates: Javier Milei Visit, Government Shutdown News and More  The New York Times Trump says US will not ‘waste our time’ helping Argentina if Milei loses  BBC Trump says Argentina bailout contingent on his political ally Milei remaining in power  CNN Trump’s gamble on Argentina looms over IMF-World …

Trump to Meet With Argentina’s Leader as U.S. Moves Ahead With Bailout  The New York Times The U.S. has stepped in with an extraordinary bailout of Argentina. Here’s what it means  CNBC Trump to welcome Argentina’s President Milei as US extends $20 billion lifeline  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Argentina’s bullish investor bets face midterm election risk despite US …

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Argentina’s President Javier Milei during the 80th United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, New York, U.S., Sept. 23, 2025. Alexander Drago | Reuters The Treasury Department has extended a financial lifetime to Argentina in apparent hopes of heading off an emerging market financial crisis that could spread to U.S. shores. In …

Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout  The New York Times US buys Argentine pesos, agrees to $20 billion swap line, Bessent says  CNBC Trump boosts Argentina’s Milei with $20 billion lifeline as US buys pesos  Reuters US Treasury intervenes in Argentina’s currency market  Financial Times The Argentine peso, and Javier Milei, are in trouble  The Economist Source link

President Donald Trump’s plan to use tariff revenue to bail out farmers could be stalled by the ongoing government shutdown. Trump said last month the administration would roll out subsidies for struggling farmers using revenue from his sweeping tariff policies. The White House will imminently announce a bailout plan that could put up to $15 billion in farmers’ pockets, Reuters …

Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter and Danielle KayeBusiness reporter Brad Smith Brad Smith, a farmer who grows soybeans and corn in Illinois, says government aid could help him stay in business Businesses across the US have been crying out for months about the damage inflicted by sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump imposed earlier this year. Now one group is poised to get …

Washington  —  American farmers are having a tough year, in no small part because of President Donald Trump’s trade war. Now, the White House is gearing up to extend them a multi-billion-dollar bailout, sources tell CNN. Surging costs and foreign retaliation from tariffs have hurt the US agriculture industry — as have immigration-related labor shortages and plummeting commodity prices. Farm …

The number of farm operations filing for bankruptcy remains at historically low levels but has jumped sharply this year as a crisis in the agricultural economy drags on. In the second quarter, there were 93 filings, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, up from 88 in the first quarter and nearly double the 47 at the end of …