Tag: Argentina inflation

• Thursday, October 15th 2020 - 09:59 UTC

  September inflation in Argentina reached 2,8% and 36,6% in twelve months

  

  Argentina's inflation accelerated slightly in September from August as some easing of quarantine restrictions allowed the economic activity to begin to recover. The consumer prices rose 2.8% in September and increased 36.6% from a year earlier, Argentina's Indec statistics agency said on Wednesday.

• Friday, February 14th 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  Argentine inflation drops to 2.3% in January, helped by the freeze of several items

  

  Argentina inflation decelerated to 2.3% in January, the official statistics agency said on Thursday, well below analyst expectations for a 3.4% rise.

• Monday, September 16th 2019 - 09:47 UTC

  IMF choice: to unlock or not to unlock the last tranche of funds for Argentina

  

  The International Monetary Fund has a tough choice to make in Argentina: unlock US$5.4 billion in funds under the country’s loan deal as the government strains to stave off default, or hold the money back and risk sparking more market panic.

• Thursday, May 30th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Unions and opposition promote 24-hour strike paralyzing Argentina

  

  Opponents of Argentina's President Mauricio Macri launched a 24-hour strike on Wednesday to protest the government's inability to reduce inflation that has reached 55% over the past year. The strike paralyzed public transport while all flights to and from the country's airports were canceled. Banks, schools and universities remained closed.

• Monday, May 27th 2019 - 03:32 UTC

  New setback for Argentina's economy shown in leading report

  

  Argentina's beleaguered industrial activity fell 10.3% in April due to the peso's devaluation coupled with rampant inflation, the Argentine Confederation of the Medium-Size Company (CAME) reported over the weekend.

• Monday, April 22nd 2019 - 09:15 UTC

  Argentina’s president attempts to improve his fading chances of re-election (*)

  

  Mauricio Macri's original plan was to address Argentina’s citizens on television on the final working day before the Easter break. But he opted for a folksier way of presenting an economic package that he hopes will rescue his chances of being re-elected president in October. He appeared in a taped video, knocking on the door of a house belonging to a young working-class couple, then sitting down with them to explain his plan.

• Friday, December 28th 2018 - 09:20 UTC

  Argentina's economic activity in October falls 4%, year-on-year

  

  Economic activity in Argentina fell 4.0% in October versus the same month last year, the government said on Thursday, marking the seventh straight month of declines as the country grapples with recession and high inflation.

• Friday, October 19th 2018 - 10:18 UTC

  Dollar, prices go up in inflation-ridden Argentina

  

  The US dollar rose 22 cents against the Argentine peso and closed at a 1 US$/ AR$37.50 parity on Thursday. It was the second day in a row for an upward trend following seven straight slumps.

• Thursday, October 18th 2018 - 07:36 UTC

  Argentina with a record 6.5% inflation in September, and 40.5% in twelve months

  

  Argentina says that consumer prices rose 6.5% in September bringing the twelve month inflation rate to 40.5%, one of the world's highest. The inflation rate published by the official statistics agency Indec, on Wednesday follows a sharp devaluation of Argentina's currency. The nine month rate reached 32.4%.

• Friday, August 17th 2018 - 08:58 UTC

  Argentina struggling to tame markets and inflation; talks for a currency swap with China

  

  Argentina’s central bank said on Thursday it hiked reserve requirements by 3 percentage points for the country’s largest banks, as it tries to keep its plan for reducing short-term debt from adding to already high inflation.