Argentina's Poverty Rate Climbs to 32 Percent Under Milei Amid Economic Pain

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4 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 23 Sept 2026. ABC News published first, on 23 September at 10:44 UTC; Bloomberg Markets followed 30h 56m later. The most recent article, from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines, appeared on 25 September at 02:30 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: ABC News (major outlet), Bloomberg Markets (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines.

3 prediction markets price this story:

• Will Javier Milei win the 2027 Argentina presidential election? — the market puts it at 56%, with $2k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 24 Oct 2027. The market resolves to "Yes" if Javier Milei wins the 2027 Argentine presidential election, including any second round. It resolves to "No" if he does not win. Readers often mistake the deadline for knowing the results (October 31, 2028) as the election date itself.
• Javier Milei — the market puts it at 59%, with $41 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 30 Oct 2028. The market resolves to Yes if Javier Milei wins the next Argentine presidential election. It resolves to No if he does not win that specific race. Readers often mistake this for a prediction of his current popularity rather than the official winner of the upcoming vote.
• Above 1.8% — the market puts it at 85%, with $8 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 13 Oct 2026. The market resolves to Yes if Argentina's month-over-month inflation rate for September 2026 exceeds 1.8%. It resolves to No if that rate is 1.8% or lower. Readers often mistake the linked news story about poverty rates as the resolution criteria, but only the official inflation data matters.

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