Argentina’s lower house clears debt settlement package

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s President, Mauricio Macri, won the support of the lower house of Congress for a settlement with bondholders on Wednesday, live TV images showed, leaving just a vote in the Senate between Argentina and the end of a 14-year battle with creditors. Lawmakers across the political divide voted 165 to 86 to approve the deal after a marathon 20-hour debate. Macri needs to close the festering dispute to tap global credit markets and lure back investors, a