The firebrand, chainsaw-wielding libertarian says a new axis is forming that wants to stamp out bloated bureaucracy and woke ideology in the rest of the West.

Milei was in an ebullient mood, cheered on by an appreciative Davos audience. He has some justification for a victory lap after delivering Argentina’s first fiscal surplus since 2009 and wrangling monthly inflation to under 3% — from over 25% when he took office in late 2023.

“I’m pretty comfortable with the market expectations for the upcoming two meetings,” the Dutch central banker told Bloomberg TV. “I’m not convinced yet that we need to go into stimulative mode.”

Leading business and political figures attending the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, have discussed and debated topics such as technology, tariffs, climate change, Ukraine, Gaza and the global economy this week.

BUENOS AIRES (JTA) — Javier Milei, a colorful right-wing “anarcho-capitalist” who has said he would like to convert to Judaism, was elected president of Argentina on Sunday. Early results ...

Their attendance marks the first time world leaders have been present at a U.S. president’s swearing-in ceremony, a historian said.

Last year, Mark Rutte attended the Davos gathering as Dutch prime minister while angling for his current job as secretary general of NATO, praising Trump for pushing Europeans to step up defense spending. That view — somewhat controversial then — is now widely accepted.

Argentine President Javier Milei admitted that his country's process ... The Argentine President will be leaving for Europe again next week after the June 20 National Flag Day celebrations in ...

A golden chainsaw, representing Milei's economic plan in Argentina. President Javier Milei has managed to reignite his romance with Argentine society. Despite being elected with minimal ...

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President-elect Donald Trump invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and conservative world leaders such as Argentine President Javier Milei and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni to the inauguration. Xi is sending his vice president as his representative.

(Bloomberg) -- Argentines are turning more optimistic about the future of their nation’s beleaguered economy, a shift that stands to embolden austerity-minded President Javier Milei ahead of ...