Economy

Tuesday, February 10th 2026 - 21:14 UTC
Argentina: January inflation hits 2.9% and 12-month rate reaches 32.4%, INDEC says

Argentina’s inflation came in at 2.9% in January, taking the 12-month rate to 32.4%, according to the national statistics agency INDEC. The reading marked an acceleration of 0.1 percentage points from December.
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Tuesday, February 10th 2026 - 20:57 UTC
Brazil coffee exports fall 31% in January, Cecafé says

Brazil, the world’s largest coffee producer, exported 2.78 million 60-kg bags in January, down 30.8% from the same month in 2025, according to the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé), EFE reported on Tuesday.
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Tuesday, February 10th 2026 - 05:01 UTC
UK appoints Cost of Living Champion to help poorest families and their energy bills

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has directly appointed Lord Richard Walker as the Government’s Cost of Living Champion. Lord Richard Walker will work across Government while enhancing partnerships with businesses, regulators, and a broad range of organizations to consider how the whole of Government can go further to deliver on its priority of easing the cost of living for families.
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Tuesday, February 10th 2026 - 04:25 UTC
Argentina faces ARS 10 trillion maturities as Treasury sets Feb. 11 debt auction menu

Argentina’s Economy Ministry published the instrument menu for the Feb. 11 debt auction, closely watched by markets given the size of maturities: nearly ARS 10 trillion (around USD 7 million), about ARS 9 trillion of which is held by private investors.
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Monday, February 9th 2026 - 04:09 UTC
Argentina regulates ‘Inocencia Fiscal’ to bring ‘mattress dollars’ into the banking system

Argentina’s government has issued the implementing rules for its Inocencia Fiscal law, formally activating a voluntary Simplified Income Tax Regime (RSG) aimed at encouraging taxpayers to bring undeclared savings —popularly known as “mattress dollars”— into the formal economy, while shifting enforcement toward compliance “going forward.”
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Saturday, February 7th 2026 - 00:53 UTC
Trump sets 25% “secondary” tariff to squeeze trade with Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order authorizing an additional 25% tariff on imports from countries that buy Iranian goods or services, expanding Washington’s economic pressure campaign beyond direct sanctions on Tehran.
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Friday, February 6th 2026 - 21:43 UTC
Falklands Development Corporation contracts Strategic Projects Manager

The Falkland Islands Development Corporation, FIDC, has announced that Sam Cockwell has joined the team as Strategic Projects Manager. The FIDC is the economic development agency for the Falklands in 1983 in response to the Shackleton Report.
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Friday, February 6th 2026 - 15:41 UTC
FAO word food commodity prices declined in January 26 for fifth month running

World food commodity prices declined in January 2026 for the fifth consecutive month, led by lower international quotations for dairy, sugar and meat products, according to the benchmark report released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.
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Friday, February 6th 2026 - 02:19 UTC
Bank of England keep interest rate on hold at 3,75%

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by a narrow 5-4 margin to keep interest rates on hold at 3,75%. In its first meeting of 2026, four members voted to reduce the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points. Markets reacted positively with sterling at US$ 1,36.
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Wednesday, February 4th 2026 - 02:51 UTC
Argentine shares slide in New York as country risk climbs above 500 points

Argentine stocks and hard-currency bonds fell on Tuesday, hit by a risk-off turn in global markets and fresh domestic uncertainty tied to the stalled overhaul of inflation measurement following Marco Lavagna’s departure from INDEC.
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