The president recently announced a $20 billion bailout to help Argentina and its libertarian president, Javier Milei, an early Trump ally.

With $14 billion in investment projects and rising exports, China has consolidated its position as a key trading partner for Argentina, irking the U.S.

The quake rattled parts of the Andes in both Argentina and nearby Chile, striking about 60 miles, or 98 km, east-northeast of Los Andes, Chile at a depth of 75 miles, about 120 km, according to the USGS map.

Argentina's central bank said on Monday it signed a $20 billion exchange-rate stabilization agreement with the U.S. Treasury Department, six days ahead of a key midterm election. The central bank's statement said the agreement sets forth terms for bilateral currency swap operations between the U.

Latin American oil and gas producer GeoPark Ltd. plans to keep expanding after striking a deal to enter Argentina’s prized Vaca Muerta basin, according to Chief Executive Officer Felipe Bayón.