MARKETS Argentina risks losing emerging markets status, warns MSCI 23-06-2020 23:27 Concern about market accessibility in Argentina prompted MSCI to flag the country during this year's 2020 rating review. Turkey was also warned.
Bloomberg - Opinion Brazil hits a wall and takes Latin America with it 30-04-2020 17:38 Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro has just led his country, and indeed all of Latin America, to the end of a long cycle, as the coronavirus outbreak sparks a shadow over the continent’s future.
PRE-PANDEMIC Economic activity contracted by 2.2% in February, says INDEC 28-04-2020 18:34 National statistics bureau reveals economy contracted by 2% in first two months of 2020, prior to the coronavirus-induced shutdown in economic activity.
Argentina's downturn Merval slumps 14% amid virus fears, country risk soars above 4,000 points 18-03-2020 18:03 As global markets take huge hits, benchmark Merval index of Buenos Aires Stock Exchange plunges more than 14 percent; Country risk rose to 4,040 points, a height not seen since June 2005.
Price increases Inflation in February came in at 2%, the lowest in two years 12-03-2020 17:16 Prices increases slow to slowest in the last two years, according to INDEC. Inflation in last 12 months now totals 50.3%.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Argentina's economy shrank by 0.9% in October, says INDEC 23-12-2019 17:40 Economy contracted by 2.3% in first 10 months of 2019, data from national statistics bureau shows.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Government boosted as official data shows inflation slowed to 3.4% in April 15-05-2019 17:31 Rate of price increases slows after accelerations in February and March. INDEC reveals prices have risen by 55.8% over last 12 months.