ECONOMIC INDICATORS Inflation continues to bite as INDEC reveals 6% jump in April 12-05-2022 23:44 Price increases totalled 23.1% in the first quarter, with prices hiked 58% over the last 12 months, according to official data.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Economy grew 9.1% year-on-year in February, says INDEC 22-04-2022 00:00 Argentina's economy regained momentum in February, growing at its fastest pace for several months.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Argentina’s inflation surged to 20-year high in March 13-04-2022 21:07 Consumer prices in Argentina rose 6.7% in March, up 55.1% over past year; Rift between top two political leaders hampers inflation fight.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS INDEC reveals prices jumped 6.7% in March 13-04-2022 16:08 Consumer prices in Argentina rose 6.7% in March – the highest monthly rate in nearly six years, official data reveals.
PRICE HIKES Inflation fears grow as Feletti takes aim at Guzmán 08-04-2022 23:51 Report by UMET university warns that prices rose 6.8% in March, with hikes affecting lower-income workers the most.
economy Economy shrank in January after strong finish to 2021 29-03-2022 17:14 Economic activity in January fell 0.5% from the previous month; Results signal a slowdown in growth ahead of finalising of IMF debt deal.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS INDEC: Unemployment dropped to 7% in fourth quarter of 2021 24-03-2022 15:54 National statistics bureau reports lowest joblessness rate since 2016 and highest employment rate in five years.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Economy misses fourth-quarter estimates, but has record year 24-03-2022 14:45 GDP rose 10.3% in 2021, the best performance since the series began in 2004, according to official data.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Prices jumped 4.7% in February, compounding inflation concerns 18-03-2022 08:13 Inflation over the last 12 months now totals 52.3%, with prices up by 8.8% in just the first two months of the year.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Inflation quickens more than expected in new challenge 15-03-2022 21:42 Argentina’s inflation accelerated in February at its fastest pace in nearly a year, surpassing forecasts and challenging the government’s targets for this year.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Argentina's manufacturing, construction shrink to start 2022 10-03-2022 19:46 Industrial production contracted 5.5% in January from previous month. Construction activity declined 3.9% in the same period.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Inflation reached 3.9% in January, lifting annual rate to 50.7% 15-02-2022 22:08 Consumer prices rose 3.9% in January as inflation accelerated for a second straight month, the INDEC national statistics bureau reported on Wednesday.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Inflation accelerates for second straight month 15-02-2022 21:55 Argentina’s inflation accelerated for the second consecutive month in January as the Central Bank sped up the pace of its controlled currency devaluations.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Argentina more than halves 2021 budget deficit amid IMF talks 21-01-2022 22:56 Argentina sharply reduced its budget deficit in 2021 as President Alberto Fernández tries to cut down on spending amid talks with the International Monetary Fund.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS INDEC: Inflation in Argentina soared to 50.9% in 2021 13-01-2022 17:08 Argentina's consumer price index accelerated in December by 3.8 percent, lifting the country's inflation rate for 2021 to 50.9% – one of the highest rates in the world.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Argentina's unemployment rate fell to 8.2% in third quarter 21-12-2021 18:43 Year-on-year unemployment in Argentina fell by 3.5 percentage points in the third quarter of 2021 to 8.2 percent, according to official data.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Economy grew 10.8% in first nine months of 2021, says INDEC 17-12-2021 02:23 Argentina's economy grew 11.9% year-on-year in the third quarter, according to INDEC.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Argentina’s economy posts strong third quarter rebound 16-12-2021 16:47 Gross domestic product rose 11.9% in the third quarter from a year earlier, rebounding thanks to vaccination and the re-opening of activities.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Inflation slowed to 2.5% in November, reveals INDEC 14-12-2021 22:56 Price increases slowed from previous month yet have risen 45.4% since January and by 51.2% over the last year, according to official data.
BLOOMBERG Argentina inflation cools as IMF eyes monetary policy shift 14-12-2021 17:49 Inflation cooled last month as the government’s strategy to tackle persistently high prices becomes a focal point of negotiations with the IMF.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS UCA: 65% of children in Argentina living in poverty 08-12-2021 09:45 According to UCA’s Social Debt Observatory, 43.8% of the country’s population was considered poor as of last October, a drop of almost a point on the previous year’s total of 44.7%.
BLOOMBERG Argentine warrants more than double after ruling favours Aurelius 03-12-2021 01:27 US court rules Argentina will be required to show how it calculated statistics at the centre of a legal battle between the country and hedge fund Aurelius Capital Management LP.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS INDEC: Inflation reached 3.5% in October 11-11-2021 16:47 National statistics bureau says inflation came in at 3.5% last month, despite imposition of price controls. Prices have increased 52% over the last 12 months, according to official data
5G IN LATIN AMERICA Brazil opens 5G tender, seeking US$9 billion in investment 05-11-2021 00:55 Brazil launched its 5G network tender on Thursday, the largest in the history of its telecommunications sector. The government is seeking total investments of 50 billion reais (US$9 billion).
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Inflation hit 3.5% in September as hikes picked up pace 15-10-2021 01:05 Consumer prices have risen 37% so far this year and 52.5% over last 12 months, according to new data from INDEC national statistics bureau.
BLOOMBERG Inflation accelerated more than expected in September 14-10-2021 17:39 Consumer prices in Argentina climbed more than expected last month, prompting President Alberto Fernández to expand unconventional price controls.
Price increases World Bank rules out risk of hyperinflation in Argentina 06-10-2021 21:22 World Bank official plays down risk of hyperinflation in Argentina and says new agreement with International Monetary Fund regarding multi-billion-dollar debt will further reduce possibility.
BLOOMBERG JPMorgan expects inflation accelerated in September 06-10-2021 10:21 Prices in Argentina probably rose at a faster pace in September after slowing over the previous five months, economists expect.
Bloomberg Economic activity slowed in July amid uneven recovery 28-09-2021 18:44 Argentina's economy grew 11.7% in July from a year ago; Activity expanded 0.8% on a monthly basis, a slower pace from June.
HOMICIDE RATE FBI: Murders rose 30% in United States in 2020 27-09-2021 15:39 The number of murders in the United States rose by around 30% in 2020 over the previous year, to some 21,500.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Unemployment dropped to 9.6% in second quarter 24-09-2021 02:27 Among men, unemployment affected nine percent of the economically active population in the second quarter, with the figure rising to 10.4 percent for women.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Inflation slowed to 2.5% in August, but still expected to clear 48% this year 17-09-2021 10:39 Prices have increased 32.3% so far in 2021, according to official data, and by 51.4% over last 12 months.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Monthly inflation cools more than expected to 2.5% 14-09-2021 17:21 Consumer prices rose 2.5 percent in August from a month earlier, the lowest level since July 2020.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Inflation exceeds government's annual target, just seven months into year 13-08-2021 03:21 Inflation in Argentina slowed for a fourth consecutive month in July, but still rose 3%, above expectations. Prices have risen 29.1% since January, and by 51.8% over the past 12 months.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Inflation cools as government slows peso depreciation 12-08-2021 18:49 Inflation in Argentina cooled for the fourth consecutive month in July, as the government tightened its grip on the daily depreciation of the peso.
Global pandemic Mexico Covid deaths 35% more than reported, says statistics agency 29-07-2021 22:19 Mexico recorded more than 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus in 2020 – 35% more than originally reported by the government, the national statistics institute said Thursday.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Foreign tourist numbers down 90% in first five months of year 16-07-2021 00:42 Barely 6,800 tourists entered the country in May, while there were 30,000 residents travelling in the opposite direction.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS INDEC: Prices have risen by 50.2% over last 12 months 15-07-2021 17:56 Inflation in June reached 3.2%, according to government data, meaning prices have risen by 25.4% in the last six months in Argentina.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Inflation slows for third month to below forecast 15-07-2021 17:27 From a year ago, inflation reached 50.2%, the highest annual rate since early 2020, according to government data.
Coronavirus pandemic 100,000 virus deaths: Government decrees five days of mourning 15-07-2021 10:16 Government decrees five days of national mourning, in recognition of the "immense pain" generated by the loss of 100,000 lives to Covid-19.
Coronavirus pandemic Nation surpasses grim landmark 14-07-2021 21:25 Sixteen months and 11 days after the first case of Covid-19 was recorded on national territory, Argentina on Wednesday became the fifth Latin American country to reach the grim landmark of 100,000 deaths.
Coronavirus pandemic Argentina marks sombre milestone of 100,000 virus deaths 14-07-2021 20:51 Argentina reached a sombre milestone in its fight to control the pandemic as deaths caused by Covid-19 crossed 100,000 on Wednesday afternoon.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Vehicle production revs up in Argentina 06-07-2021 23:05 A total of 193,580 vehicles were manufactured in Argentina in the first half of the year – 123.9 percent more than in the same period last year.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Unemployment dropped slightly to 10.2% in first quarter 26-06-2021 00:11 GDP grew 2.6% from the previous quarter, higher than economists expectations of a 2.3% increase.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS GDP grew at fastest pace since 2018 in first quarter 23-06-2021 16:41 GDP grew 2.6% from the previous quarter, higher than economists expectations of a 2.3% increase. From a year ago, Argentina’s economy grew 2.6% in the first quarter of 2021, its fastest pace in three years.
Bloomberg Argentina’s inflation cools more than expected in May 16-06-2021 18:16 Argentina‘s inflation slowed more than expected in May as the government reintroduced a temporary lockdown to combat the pandemic and seasonal prices provided some respite.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Economy unexpectedly shrank for second straight month in March 21-05-2021 01:40 Argentina’s economy shrank for the second straight month in March as accelerating inflation diminished wage gains.
NATION v TECH GIANT Argentina orders Facebook to suspend WhatsApp data sharing 17-05-2021 17:59 Government orders Facebook to suspend its data use policy allowing it to collect information from users of its WhatsApp messaging app.
Agriculture Argentine crop-monitoring app SIMA takes off with NASA's help 28-04-2021 00:01 Team behind the SIMA Monitoreo de Cultivos crop-monitoring app eyes further growth across Latin America after partnering with NASA.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Argentina records highest inflation rate in 18 months: 4.8% 15-04-2021 17:35 Inflation in March reached 4.8% – the highest figure since September 2019. Prices have jumped 12.4% in first three months of year, 42.6% over last 12 months.