Argentina's Milei touts US trade deal

Argentine President Javier Milei promised on Tuesday that his government will seek a free trade agreement with the United States next year and added he will use his rotating presidency of the Mercosur Economic Bloc to boost the autonomy of its members to make deals.

"Happy times are coming in Argentina," Milei said in a televised speech, in which he celebrated progress on monthly inflation. Milei promised to cut taxes on exports from 2025 during a meeting with leaders of the Argentine Rural Society, the entity that brings together the large landowners of one of the main food producers in the world.