News of economic analysis

Milei’s Argentina: A tale of two pockets

Today 07:33 There is a “dollarised” Argentina doing well and a “pesofied” Argentina that is struggling.

by Marcelo J. García

Inflation slowed in April amid currency policy change

14-05-2025 16:52 Annual inflation slowed for a 12th month to 47.3%, reports INDEC; Price increases were led by food and non-alcoholic beverages.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Argentina's economy grew more than expected in November

23-01-2025 17:42 Economic activity rose 0.9% from October, according to INDEC data.

BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS

Milei back in Davos after racking up victories in Argentina

21-01-2025 09:39 Argentina's president has achieved what few considered possible just a year ago. Will he be able to overcome even bigger challenges in 2025?

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economy grew more than expected in July under Milei

25-09-2024 22:28 Argentina’s economy posted a larger-than-expected upturn in July, a promising sign for President Javier Milei.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economic activity increased 1.7% between June and July, says INDEC

25-09-2024 22:28 Economic activity increased 1.7% between June and July, according to the INDEC national statistics bureau. However, it fell 1.3% in the year-on-year comparison.

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

Nine months in, the economic data alarming Milei's government

09-09-2024 22:25 President Javier Milei has closed the third quarter of his administration with Argentina’s economic activity in poor health. He has notched up some achievements – exchange rate stability and a slowdown in inflation, for example – but the loss of purchasing power and increased unemployment are worrying.

by Gonzalo Martínez

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

Inflation slows to lowest level since 2022 under Milei

14-08-2024 16:47 Consumer prices rose 4% in July from a month earlier, while annual inflation slowed to 263.4%, according to government data.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economy extends downturn amid Milei’s cuts

23-05-2024 00:07 Economy shrank 8.4% in March from a year ago. On a monthly basis, activity dropped 1.4%, according to government data published Wednesday.

ANALYSIS

Economy shrank in December by most since pandemic

22-02-2024 21:14 Argentina’s economy contracted in December by the most since the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

BLOOMBERG - OPINION

JP Spinetto: Milei’s unapologetic defence of capitalism missed a key point

20-01-2024 08:48 What masters of the universe in Davos most wanted and needed to hear were his concrete plans to take Argentina out of its chronic malaise. They were left wanting.

POLITICS

Instant democracy and turbo-politics in the age of Milei

13-01-2024 06:58 No-one can predict how long Javier Milei’s honeymoon period will last, but it does appear to be softening a bit.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation hit 211% in 2023, fastest gain in three decades

11-01-2024 16:27 Argentina ended 2023 with the fastest inflation in more than three decades as President Javier Milei started to unwind a thicket of currency controls and price freezes imposed by the previous administration.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

The ‘right plan,’ the ‘only plan,’ or ‘no plan’?

06-01-2024 07:33 Either Milei is a daredevil convinced he’ll make it out alive, he has no choice and is winging it, or he’s got a couple of cards up his sleeve that we’re not seeing.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Recession, inflation, devaluation: Economic troubles in 5 charts

19-10-2023 13:46 Argentina’s next president will take over in the middle of a financial emergency — which is par for the course in one of the world’s most dysfunctional economies.