Milei Faces Mounting Challenges As Austerity Measures Stoke Tensions
• Markets rally as investors cheer Milei's austerity measures and fiscal tightening • Milei to give prime time speech to Congress amid rising tensions and protests • Inflation over 250% has pushed up poverty levels and prompted more strikes • Powerful regions push back against Milei's planned funding cuts • Milei trying to reach out to lawmakers to pass reforms after previous bill blocked