News of economic

March inflation spike puts Milei on the defensive

Yesterday 17:21 March figure was pushed up by transport and seasonal costs such as education; Milei urges patience and vows disinflation will resume.

AMCHAM SUMMIT 2026

Milei vows to stay course, tackles ‘bad’ inflation data head-on in AmCham speech

14-04-2026 19:37 President confronts negative inflation data head-on at AmCham Summit in Buenos Aires, defending austerity measures, insisting inflation “will plummet” and vowing to remain on his economic course.

by James Grainger

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

Inflation picked up more than expected on energy shock

14-04-2026 17:35 Inflation picked up more than expected in March as prices at the pump rose sharply on the Iran war and as education costs surged.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation continues to accelerate: consumer prices rose 3.4% in March

14-04-2026 15:17 Highest monthly increase since March 2025; Prices rose 3.4% last month and have risen 32.6% over last 12 months.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

IMF cuts Argentina's growth outlook, raises inflation forecast

14-04-2026 11:38 Argentina’s economy will expand by 3.5% says multilateral lender in revised growth estimate; Inflation now predicted to close out year at 30.5% – a rise of 10 points on last projection.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

World Bank sees Argentina’s economy growing 3.6% this year

08-04-2026 15:47 Economy will grow 3.6% this year and 3.7% next year; Multilateral institution’s forecast means Argentina is currently on track to record three years of consecutive growth for first time since 2008.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inequality eases slightly, but income gap remains stark

08-04-2026 10:36 Income inequality improved slightly towards end of 2025; INDEC data shows richest 10% still earn 13 times more than poorest, with sharp disparities in gender and informal employment persisting.

Economic indicators

Poverty fell to lowest since 2018 under Milei

31-03-2026 19:05 Poverty in Argentina fell to the lowest level since the first half of 2018 in another victory for President Javier Milei.

POVERTY IN ARGENTINA

Sharp drop in Argentina’s poverty rate delivers boost for Milei

31-03-2026 16:16 Data from INDEC national statistics bureau shows 28.2% of population was living in poverty in the second half of last year; Extreme poverty affected 6.3% – some 1.9 million people.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Caputo cheers ‘all-time high’ as INDEC data shows rise in economic activity in January

26-03-2026 21:34 Milei and Caputo cheer news that economy grew in line with expectations; Activity in first month of the year up 1.9% year-on–year, by more than 8% from two years ago.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economy grew in line with expectations in January

26-03-2026 18:53 Argentina’s economy expanded slightly in January following a quarter of weaker-than-expected growth, says INDEC national statistics bureau.

Economic indicators

Milei cheers as INDEC says economy grew 4.4% in 2025

20-03-2026 17:40 Milei dedicates annual figure to corrupt “business cronies” and “corrupt politicians”; GDP rose 2.1 percent year-on-year in the final quarter of last year.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economy grew less than expected in fourth quarter

20-03-2026 17:08 Argentina posted cumulative growth of 4.4% for all of 2025, but the economy expanded less than analysts anticipated at the end of 2025.

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Interest rates collapse in Argentina with Milei stockpiling dollars

19-03-2026 14:02 President Javier Milei’s willingness to let interest rates sink — rather than hatch some plan to offset those transactions — has caught the attention of investors and analysts.

economic indicators

Argentina posts highest fourth-quarter unemployment since pandemic

18-03-2026 22:24 Argentina’s unemployment rate rose to 7.5% in fourth quarter of 2025; at the end of last year; Formal private sector has lost over 200,000 salaried jobs since Milei took office.

INFLATION – ANALYSIS

Argentina posted higher-than-expected inflation ahead of Iran war shock

12-03-2026 17:17 Monthly and annual inflation readings both came in higher than expected in February, before the war in Iran put upward pressure on oil prices.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Utilities surge kept inflation at monthly 2.9% in February

12-03-2026 17:06 Prices up 5.9% since turn of the year, 33.1% over past year; Housing, utilities and fuels, food and non-alcoholic beverages, miscellaneous goods and services recorded highest increases last month.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economic activity rose 4.4% in 2025 year-on-year, reports INDEC

24-02-2026 19:16 Bureau’s estimator of economic activity records 3.5% year-on-year increase for December 2025, 1.8% increase compared to November.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economy expanded more than expected after midterm election

24-02-2026 18:07 Argentina’s economy grew more than expected in December due in part to a historic wheat harvest.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation up for fifth month running amid controversy over methodology

11-02-2026 09:18 January inflation came in at 2.9%, rising for the fifth consecutive month.

Economic indicators

Inflation hit 2.9% in January, extending upward trend

10-02-2026 18:01 INDEC reports January inflation rate of 2.9%; Figure was released after resignation of Marco Lavagna as head of the statistics agency; Prices up 32.9% in last 12 months.

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

Inflation sped up for fifth straight month in January

10-02-2026 16:38 Consumer prices rose 2.9% last month compared to December; From a year ago, the inflation rate rose to 32.4 percent, according to INDEC data.

Economic indicators

State spending falls to lowest level in a decade

10-02-2026 09:21 Expenditure has fallen 5.1 points between 2023 and 2025 and now accounts for 14.5% of GDP, says new Fundación Libertad report; Public works and subsidies responsible for most of cuts.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

City inflation accelerated to 3.1% in January, highest increase in 10 months

09-02-2026 13:05 Bad omen for Milei and national inflation rate due later this week; City's consumer price index has accelerated month by month since August 2025.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

The doors of Toto Caputo’s parallel realities

06-02-2026 11:14 Disassociation from reality has its impact on the markets and on politics.

by Javier Calvo

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Government denies interference after INDEC chief’s departure

05-02-2026 21:49 Resignation of Marco Lavagna, head of the INDEC national statistics bureau, puts pressure on government and raises questions over measuring of inflation price hikes.

DEMAND FOR DOLLARS

Argentines have snapped up US$26bn since loosening of currency controls

05-02-2026 12:57 A more flexible exchange rate has accelerated the dollarisation of savings – net purchases now top US$22.7 billion since easing of currency controls in April last year.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Milei shelves inflation revamp after statistics chief quits

02-02-2026 19:01 President Milei’s government says it’s holding off on using new methodology to measure inflation, just hours after Argentina’s chief statistician resigned from his post.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Head of INDEC national statistics bureau resigns post

02-02-2026 17:33 Economist Marco Lavagna steps down from his role after more than six years at the helm, just days after the implementation of a methodology to manage inflation and unrest at bureau over pay freeze.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Business chamber says consumption up 2.5% last year

29-01-2026 17:31 Consumption rose in 2025 compared to the previous year, says Argentine Chamber of Commerce in report, although December spending dropped 1.4% from 2024.

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Outbound trips by Argentines up 38% year-on-year

26-01-2026 19:04 Outbound tourism surges year-on-year Milei as arrivals fall and travel balance swings sharply negative; Argentina received 8.7 million visitors in 2025, down 19.7% from 2024, while 18.8 million residents travelled overseas.

EDITORIAL

Waking up from anti-woke?

24-01-2026 07:40 Milei’s three Davos speeches have had the common denominator of also being addressed to home audiences and Wednesday’s concessions to the World Economic Forum’s motto of the “spirit of dialogue” perhaps also reflect a new domestic political context following last October’s midterm triumph.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

The Davos rapture and Milei’s Nobel pitch

24-01-2026 07:38 The contours of a new world order are beginning to express themselves...

by Agustino Fontevecchia

multilateralism & geopolitics

Trump unveils 'Board of Peace', talks up 'New Gaza' plans at Davos

22-01-2026 17:55 Trump launches new 'Board of Peace' despite discord from allies; Argentina's Javier Milei, Russia's Vladimir Putin and Belarus' Alexander Lukashenko among leaders invited to join; France and Britain have expressed scepticism.

GEOPOLITICS

Trump announces Greenland 'framework', backing off force and tariffs

21-01-2026 22:39 US President Donald Trump says he will refrain from imposing tariffs on goods from European nations opposing his effort to take possession of Greenland, citing a “framework of a future deal” was reached; NATO Secretary-General Mark says key issue of Danish sovereignty was not discussed.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economy shrank more than expected after midterms

21-01-2026 21:43 Economic activity fell 0.3% from October, INDEC said Wednesday, after 0.4% decline in October. Economic activity also shrank 0.3% compared with same month of previous year.

MILEI @ DAVOS

Milei says America will be a 'beacon of light' for West in Davos speech

21-01-2026 16:01 President hails free-market capitalism and declares America will be a “beacon of light” for the West in speech at World Economic Forum, but he strikes a more restrained tone than at previous Davos appearances.

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

Trump at Davos demands 'immediate' Greenland talks but rules out force

21-01-2026 12:16 Quest to take control of Greenland, which Trump said was needed for national and international security, dominates hour-long address to the World Economic Forum.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Argentina posts trade surplus for 2025, extending positive run

20-01-2026 17:58 Argentina recorded a surplus of US$11.3 billion last year, marking a second consecutive year in the black; Commercial balance made up of US$87.077 billion in exports versus US$75.791 billion in imports.

MILEI @ DAVOS

Milei's Davos agenda: Meetings with bank CEOs, WEF speech, interviews

20-01-2026 10:19 President travels to Zurich with delegation in tow, due to speak at the World Economic Forum on Thursday, where he is expected to back Trump, defend free-market reforms and remark on Venezuela.

GEOPOLITICAL ROW

Trump unloads on allies as Davos showdown looms

20-01-2026 09:53 In a flurry of Truth Social posts and comments to reporters a day before he leaves for the elite gathering on Wednesday, Trump leaked private text messages from French President Emmanuel Macron and the head of NATO.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

IMF projects economy will grow 4% in 2026 and 2027

19-01-2026 13:56 IMF confirms positive outlook for Argentina; Economy expected to grow 4% over next two years.

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

Trump heads into Davos storm, with an eye on home

18-01-2026 10:06 Trump's first appearance in six years at the gathering of the world's political and global elite; He will be appearing alongside many leaders of NATO allies that he has threatened with tariffs over Greenland.

CONSUMER PRICE HIKES

Inflation accelerated more than expected in December

13-01-2026 16:48 Inflation in Argentina accelerated more than expected and for a fourth straight month in December.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

31.5% – Argentina records lowest annual inflation since 2017, says INDEC

13-01-2026 16:21 Inflation in December was 2.8%, says INDEC, marking a slight acceleration from November and coming in above the expectations of private estimates.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Argentina construction posts largest monthly drop of 2025

09-01-2026 09:03 Argentina’s construction sector posted its largest monthly decline of last year after crucial midterm elections, with activity down 4.1% in November compared to October.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Report: Sharp drop in employees, employers in Milei’s first two years

23-12-2025 14:47 Between November 2023 and September 2025, almost 281,000 registered jobs were lost with over 20,000 companies closing down, according to CEPA report based on government data.