Argentina Default: Is Paul Singer Playing Both Sides?
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Argentina’s Impending Default: Fancy Footwork is a Bad Idea
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Argentina Kowtows To “Paris Club” on Debt, Thinks It Won
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Broke Argentina Socks It To Warrant Holders, Saves $3 Billion
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Argentina’s Drunken Devaluation Just A Hiccup Before Throwing Up, Passing Out, Waking Up On Floor To Face Reality
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Currency Controls: Argentina Cracks Down on Foreign Travel
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By Bianca Fernet, Argentina, The Bubble: In 2012, Argentina introduced a 15% tax on credit card purchases made in foreign currency. Which turned into 20%. And now, after promising not to raise it again, the government raised it to 35% and closed the last legal window to acquire dollars at the official rate.
Argentine Stocks React to President Kirchner’s Latest Handiwork
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Rule #1 in Argentina: Do NOT Talk About The “Blue Dollar”
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By Bianca Fernet, Argentina, The Bubble: The black/blue/unofficial ARS/USD rate hit 10/1 again. The Federal Police, the Prefecture, the Border Patrol, and representatives of the Central Bank are stomping around downtown, shutting down currency exchanges and being as obvious as possible. And now a gag order on the exchange rate!