Spain’s diplomatic spat with Argentina is the latest example of its shrinking political clout in Latin America

My latest for Bloomberg Opinion on the special and not always easy Latam-Spanish relationship (token for free access included)
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Biden will send a senior team to Cairo next week for talks on reopening the Rafah border crossing with arrangements acceptable to Israel and Egypt, Bloomberg reports

Freight rail is among the cleanest forms of transportation. Why are regulators going after it? bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via Bloomberg Opinion

hello hello! i took over Bloomberg's Equality newsletter this week to talk about how Scarlett Johansson's conflict with OpenAI highlights a very long history of tech companies putting women in assistant roles. bloomberg.com/news/newslette… via @bbgequality

It’s exactly the type of luxury escape favored by the global elite, but all the world's billions can't buy this New Zealand home bloomberg.com/news/features/… via Bloomberg Wealth Ainsley Thomson

India wastes more food than almost any other country in the world partly because of spotty refrigeration. Heat waves and climate change combined are making the problem worse. bloomberg.com/news/features/… via Bloomberg Green Pratik Parija

Turkish Reserve Buildup Is Remedy for Lira With Bad Side Effects:

Turkey’s central bank, once criticized for selling reserves to prop up the lira, is now trying to do the opposite to prevent the currency from gaining too much. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Peru’s top economic officials are squabbling over the country’s weak economy bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Economics Marcelo Rochabrún

An increasing share of swing-state voters — 48% — say they trust Harris as president if Biden were no longer able to serve, according to the latest Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics

New column: The countdown is on to when Google pulls yet another half-baked AI service — this time it told someone who was feeling depressed that they could jump off the Golden Gate Bridge. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…?

“She is engaging communities that have not been engaged,” US Senator Laphonza Butler said of VP Kamala Harris. via Akayla Gardner
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Milei trumpeted Argentina's first fiscal surplus in 16 years and investors cheered. At what cost? We took a look at two of the thousands of public works projects that screeched to a halt since Dec. 10. In most cases, their future remains up in the air bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Colombia’s bonds and currency dropped after President Gustavo Petro threatened to “cease payments” if lawmakers refuse to approve an increase in the nation’s debt ceiling bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets Oscar Medina C. Nicolle Yapur Matthew Bristow

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Politics is the law in Texas
A governor’s pardon implies that courts cannot be trusted, just as Donald Trump says

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s main diplomatic push to secure broader global support against Russia’s invasion has suffered a double blow bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics

Fed’s Waller Says Factors That Lowered Neutral Rate May Reverse
bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Economics Craig Torres Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir Matthew B

What you need to know about milk and dairy during the bird flu outbreak bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Michelle Fay Cortez Riley Ray Griffin Ilena Madison Muller Jessica Nix Gerson Freitas Jr. John Lauerman

Saudi Arabia’s leader faces some tough decisions ahead bloomberg.com/news/newslette… via Bloomberg Politics Sam Dagher

Colombia's Energy Minister told Andrea Jaramillo that the government is seeking to juice output at “lazy contracts,” targeting oil output of 1 million barrels per day by pressuring drillers to step up activity in underused exploration blocs: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

All of this happened in China this week. A thread 🧵 1/10