News of economic

Central Bank survey sees inflation dipping below 2% from August

06-07-2026 22:26 REM market expectations survey of consultancy firms, economists and experts forecasts 2026 annual inflation of 30%, with peso trading at 1,673 per US dollar by year-end.

Milei tries again to revive Argentina’s dormant mortgage market

01-07-2026 13:04 Mortgage-backed home sales surged early in Milei’s Presidency only to evaporate as the government stemmed a currency run by raising interest rates above 100%. 

INDEC says unemployment rate stood at 7.8% in first quarter

23-06-2026 11:37 According to INDEC, 1.1 million people are out of work and searching for jobs; Those in employment represent 44.8% of the population, equivalent to 13.5 million people.

Milei’s ‘promising’ inland provinces also hit by job crisis, company closures

20-06-2026 19:35 While the government bets everything on trickledown results from mining and Vaca Muerta shale, private data reveals a generalised destruction of jobs and companies across Argentina’s inland provinces.

by Eugenia Muzio

OECD warns of slower global growth, Argentina forecast holds

03-06-2026 23:53 Argentina's economy is still expected to expand by 2.8% next year, but OECD warns the Middle East conflict will weigh on global growth and drive up inflation.

Milei eases grip on peso as reserves hit seven-year high

27-05-2026 11:14 Central Bank reserves hit their highest level since 2019, giving President Javier Milei room to let the peso trade more freely.

Empty shopfronts on rise in Buenos Aires as retail crisis deepens

19-05-2026 21:17 CAC chamber group reveals sharp increase in commercial properties available for rent in nation’s capital; Survey finds surge in rental listings and shuttered premises across City’s main shopping districts.

Vaca Muerta will ensure next president against currency crises

19-05-2026 10:28 Between the export boom of Vaca Muerta and annual agricultural contributions, an unprecedented amount of hard currency could be entering Argentina as from 2027. The next government would have, for the first time in many years, sufficient support to avoid runs on the currency and hyperinflation.

by Carlos Burgueño

Milei government sees financial reasons to be cheerful

06-05-2026 22:45 President Javier Milei’s economic team sees a change in trend with external traction and lower interest rates. Experts and analysts speculate about sustainability of the model, income shock and Central Bank’s theory about a crisis of arrears.

by Eugenia Muzio

Missing the point

02-05-2026 00:28 The magnified Adorni scandal is a huge problem for the government, making nonsense of “morality as a state policy” from Milei’s state-of-the-nation speech or his “cultural battle,” but it also serves as a distraction from more serious problems.

More than 50% of children in Argentina are poor, says UCA report

22-04-2026 13:02 According to a report by the Observatory of Social Debt at the Catholic University of Argentina (UCA), poverty rate among children stood at 53.6% at the end of 2025.

Argentina posts ‘historic’ March trade surplus as exports surge

21-04-2026 15:42 Energy sector behind nearly half of March’s US$2.5 billion trade surplus, according to INDEC data.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.