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United States Treasury Faces Congressional Scrutiny Over Support for Argentine Peso

United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is defending the use of federal stabilization funds to support Argentina’s peso late last year, an unusual intervention that drew congressional scrutiny during President Javier Milei’s economic transition.
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