Tag: Inflation

• Wednesday, March 11th 2026 - 22:33 UTC

  Uruguayans see security as top national concern, cost of living as main personal problem

  

  Uruguayans continue to identify security and crime as the country’s main problem, but when the question shifts to everyday life, the dominant concern becomes the cost of living, according to a new survey by University of the Republic academics analysed in a report by El Observador. The poll also found that about one-third of respondents believe such problems stem from “longer inheritances” or broader trends that no government has managed to solve.

• Monday, March 9th 2026 - 17:04 UTC

  UK warns of higher inflation and backs oil reserve release amid Middle East war

  

  British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Monday that the United Kingdom was ready to support a coordinated release of international oil reserves if the Middle East crisis keeps pushing up energy prices, though no formal G7 decision has yet been taken. Reeves made the statement after joining a virtual meeting of G7 finance ministers, as oil prices remained elevated because of disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters reported that the option under discussion is a joint emergency stock release under the International Energy Agency framework.

• Wednesday, March 4th 2026 - 13:27 UTC

  Uruguay cuts policy rate to 5.75% after external shock, with inflation still below target

  

  Uruguay’s Central Bank cut its benchmark policy rate by 75 basis points to 5.75%, from 6.5%, in a unanimous decision and the seventh consecutive reduction, as it weighed the market impact of the renewed Middle East conflict and a rebound in the U.S. dollar.

• Tuesday, March 3rd 2026 - 02:57 UTC

  Paraguay central bank cuts rates as inflation runs below target

  

  Paraguay’s central bank chief Carlos Carvallo says the country is dealing with a “nice problem”: inflation is converging to the official goal “from below,” an unusual pattern in the region that has prompted policymakers to start trimming interest rates to prevent price growth from staying too low.

• Monday, February 23rd 2026 - 04:48 UTC

  IMF flags risks of outdated inflation metrics in fast-changing economies

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging countries to modernize how they measure inflation and other key indicators, integrating point-of-sale and online data to reduce “blind spots” that, the institution argues, are widening as the economy becomes more digital and traditional surveys lose accuracy.

• 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.

• 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.

• Tuesday, February 3rd 2026 - 12:34 UTC

  Argentina’s stats chief quits as Milei’s government freezes inflation index overhaul

  

  Argentina’s national statistics agency, INDEC, said its director, Marco Lavagna, stepped down on Monday after more than six years in the post, just as the country was preparing to launch a revamped consumer price index (CPI). Within hours, Economy Minister Luis Caputo confirmed the methodology change would be delayed indefinitely “until the disinflation process is consolidated,” with no new date set.

• Wednesday, December 31st 2025 - 10:47 UTC

  Paraguayan President highlights economic growth and 3.1% inflation

  

  The Central Bank of Paraguay (BCP) announced on Tuesday that the country has concluded 2025 with an annual inflation rate of 3.1%, successfully meeting its target range and demonstrating a trend of continued macroeconomic stability.

• Wednesday, November 12th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Argentina to lift all currency exchange restrictions “soon”

  

  While Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) announced the “imminent” removal of all remaining controls on foreign exchange transactions, the South American country's National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) is about to report October's inflation on Wednesday. Most experts predict it will be above 2%.