News of milei economic analysis

Drowning by numbers

03-10-2026 00:07 On the frequent reality of news announcers tossing out supposedly alarming statistics with zero context or explanation.

by Michael Soltys

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Fidget, fudge it, Budget

19-09-2026 00:34 National budgets only started with any regularity after the Constitution of 1853 when Argentina’s first elected president Justo José de Urquiza created the modern Economy Ministry in 1854.

by Michael Soltys

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Worthy of their higher?

05-09-2026 00:40 Milei’s government seems so grateful that unemployment has not risen dramatically, despite drastic austerity, that they’ve apparently settled for the falling productivity and job quality accompanying the relatively stable employment levels.

by Michael Soltys

ANALYSIS – SHOCK THERAPY

Milei’s magic fades on Argentina’s slowing economic recovery

26-08-2026 13:07 President Javier Milei’s Economists and analysts say economic revival is sputtering, with the recovery not only fading but becoming increasingly uneven.

Editorial

Economic conundrums

15-08-2026 07:00 The Milei administration has yet to square the circle of taming inflation without recession.

ANALYSIS

Inflation edged up last month on winter holidays

13-08-2026 17:00 Economy Minister Luis Caputo announces companies without earnings in dollars will now be able to borrow greenbacks.

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Economists cast doubt on Milei’s green shoots in weary Argentina

09-05-2026 08:41 Experts worry that President Javier Milei's government is painting an optimistic picture of the economy that is not yet backed by data.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

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

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.

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.

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

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

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Milei keeps the peso from driving huge price hikes

12-11-2025 10:59 Shoppers increasingly stick to essentials and foot traffic is thinning, limiting the ability of businesses to raise prices.

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

Inflation ticked up slightly last month, less than expected

14-07-2025 18:54 Inflation ticked up slightly but less than expected in June, another win for President Javier Milei ahead of midterm elections.

Analysing Argentina

Milei’s Argentina: A tale of two pockets

28-06-2025 07:33 There is a “dollarised” Argentina doing well and a “pesofied” Argentina that is struggling.

by Marcelo J. García

BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS

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.

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?