Economy

• Wednesday, September 15th 2021 - 09:34 UTC

  Argentine government said to be eyeing injecting pesos into the market to bounce back from electoral loss

  

  The Frente de Todos coalition ruling Argentina is said to be going through an internal crisis following last Sunday's results at the Mandatory, Simultaneous and Open Primary (PASO) elections where it lost some 4.8 million votes nationwide from when Alberto Fernández was chosen to the presidency two years ago.

• Wednesday, September 15th 2021 - 09:13 UTC

  Argentina's August inflation set at 2.5% by Indec

  

  Argentina's Consumer Price Index (CPI-Cost of Living) rose 2.5% during August and fell below 3% in July, according to a report from the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) released Tuesday.

• Tuesday, September 14th 2021 - 09:33 UTC

  Relief in Brazilian markets, on the truce between Bolsonaro and the Justices

  

  Brazil's Sao Paulo stock exchange recovered on Monday, helped by the positive climate in global markets plus the relative truce following the political-institutional clash of last week between president Jair Bolsonaro and the Supreme Federal Tribunal, even when questions persist among financial operators.

• Monday, September 13th 2021 - 09:08 UTC

  Record level of funding for Argentine startup companies despite pandemic

  

  Argentine startup companies have obtained a record level of funding during the first semester of 2021, a study has shown.

• Sunday, September 12th 2021 - 08:42 UTC

  Cryptocurrency trader sponsors Argentine First Division football team

  

  Argentine football First Division team Huracán will don jerseys sponsored by a cryptocurrency trader starting this week, it was announced Saturday.

• Saturday, September 11th 2021 - 09:42 UTC

  Uruguay's FM says other unilateral trade deals may be announced shortly

  

  Uruguay's Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo Friday said that in addition to China there were several other countries interested in reaching one-on-one trade deals with his country.

• Saturday, September 11th 2021 - 04:55 UTC

  Inflation in Chile reached 3,2% in eight months and the US dollar 794 Pesos

  

  The Consumer Prices Index, CPI, in Chile climbed 0,4% during August totaling 3,2% so far this year and 4,8% in the last twelve months, according to the country's stats office. It is the highest since January 2016, and the tendency is to continue increasing, as had been anticipated by the Central Bank. Likewise with the US dollar.

• Friday, September 10th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Argentine President Fernández underscores differences between him and Macri ahead of primary elections

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández and Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner took centre stage Thursday as the ruling Frente de Todos party rounded up its political campaign aimed at next Sunday's Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory Primary (PASO) elections.

• Friday, September 10th 2021 - 09:25 UTC

  Argentina heads to the primary election with almost record country risk and the US dollar at 186 Pesos

  

  As a direct consequence of political uncertainty ahead of the primary elections to be held by the different Argentine political parties on Sunday, the US dollar in the black market climbed 5 Pesos during the first seven working days of September, reaching 187 Argentine Pesos.

• Thursday, September 9th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Brazil terminates bilateral shipping agreements with Argentina and Uruguay

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has decided to terminate both bilateral maritime transport agreements with Argentina and Uruguay, it was announced.