Argentina Sharply Devalues Its Currency and Cuts Subsidies as Part of Shock Economic Measures

Argentina Sharply Devalues Its Currency and Cuts Subsidies as Part of Shock Economic Measures
Pedestrians walk past a money exchange shop in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Oct. 10, 2023. Natacha Pisarenko/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Argentina on Tuesday announced a sharp devaluation of its currency and cuts to energy and transportation subsidies as part of shock measures new President Javier Milei says are needed to deal with an economic emergency.

Economy Minister Luis Caputo said in a televised message the Argentine peso will be devalued by 50 percent to 800 to the U.S. dollar from 400 pesos to the dollar.