Who is Argentina's new chainsaw-wielding, libertarian president?

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Self-described "anarcho-capitalist" Javier Milei is Argentina's new president. His fiery television persona and far-right political stances have attracted comparisons to Donald Trump.

Argentina oil company YPF spikes 40% as investors cheer president-elect Milei's promises to revamp the economy

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Presidential candidate of the Liberty Advances coalition Javier Milei arrives to vote in the presidential runoff election in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023.

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Argentina's bonds jump after pro-dollarization candidate Javier Milei wins presidency

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Presidential candidate of the Liberty Advances coalition Javier Milei arrives to vote in the presidential runoff election in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023.

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Argentina's new president Javier Milei thinks adopting the US dollar can rescue its screwed economy

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A supporter of Presidential candidate Javier Milei of La Libertad Avanza holds a replica of a hundred dollars bill with Milei's photo during a rally on September 25, 2023 in San Martin, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A Javier Milei supporter at a pre-election rally in Buenos Aires.

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Argentina's Trump-like presidential candidate, who proposed making the US dollar the country's official currency, wins election after his opponent concedes defeat

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Presidential candidate of the Liberty Advances coalition Javier Milei arrives to vote in the presidential runoff election in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023.

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This is the world's next major election. The winner has to fix chronic hyperinflation and halt a 6th recession in 10 years.

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Javier Milei and Sergio Massa are set to square off in a run-off vote to elect Argentina's next president on November 19.

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BRICS countries could swing an 'economic wrecking ball' at dollar dominance even without a shared trade currency, former White House economist says

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Money getting shredded

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Argentina used Chinese yuan for part of its payment to the IMF as US dollars remain scarce

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One Chinese yuan bill lying on top of a US dollar bill.
One Chinese yuan bill lying on top of a US dollar bill.

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The 'blue dollar' is booming: Argentina's lust for the buck pushed its black-market rate up 60,000% since peso parity ended in 2002

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US dollar and Argentine peso notes.

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China boosts Argentina's access to the yuan under currency deal as peso plummets

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China's yuan.

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