News of inflation

Government projects 4% growth and 18% inflation for 2027

Yesterday 20:12 Milei government unveils its forecast in 2027 Budget bill that it will present to Congress; Annual inflation currently stands at 33.5%.

ANALYSIS

Monthly inflation slows to lowest since last June

10-09-2026 17:38 Monthly inflation slows to the lowest level in 14 months, in a win for President Javier Milei.

Economic indicators

Inflation slowed to 14-month low in August

10-09-2026 16:11 Monthly inflation falls to 1.7%, annual rate now standing at 33.5%; Figure marks a return to the government's hoped-for downward trajectory after July's uptick.

Economic indicators

Inflation in City slowed to 1.7% in August

08-09-2026 16:40 Price hikes in the capital slowed for the first time in two months; Deceleration offers potential early read ahead of Thursday's national data from INDEC.

Editorial

Economic conundrums

15-08-2026 07:00 The Milei administration has yet to square the circle of taming inflation without recession.

ANALYSIS

Inflation edged up last month on winter holidays

13-08-2026 17:00 Economy Minister Luis Caputo announces companies without earnings in dollars will now be able to borrow greenbacks.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation ticks up slightly, rising to monthly 2.1%

13-08-2026 16:05 Consumer prices rose 2.1% in July, lifting annualised inflation figure to 33.8%; July figure slight acceleration on 1.9% recorded previous month.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

Caputo boldly claims Argentina will ‘reach zero inflation’

27-07-2026 04:12 Prediction comes after inflation fell sharply during President Milei's first two years in office.

ANALYSIS

Inflation slows to lowest level since last August

14-07-2026 17:34 Inflation slowed for a third straight month to the lowest level since August in a victory for President Javier Milei.

Inflation in Argentina

Boost for Milei as monthly inflation read dips below 2%

14-07-2026 17:19 Consumer prices rose 1.9% in June, the slowest monthly pace in 10 months, reports INDEC; Annual inflation remains high at 33.5%, prices up nearly 17% so far this year.

ANALYSIS

Inflation slows to eight-month low in win for Milei

11-06-2026 17:00 Inflation slows to lowest level since September following a surge in March due to the Iran war-related energy shock.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation slowed to monthly 2.1% in May, reports INDEC

11-06-2026 16:14 Second consecutive monthly slowdown; Consumer price hikes slowed by half a point compared to April; Inflation in first five months of year totals 14.7%.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

‘Lower inflation, stronger growth’ on way, Milei tells investors

28-05-2026 21:55 President again lashes out at opposition and media in speech to investors; La Libertad Avanza leader calls on nation to “embrace the ideas of freedom and finally bury the ideas of populism.”

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Argentina’s surge in foreign reserves risks reigniting inflation

21-05-2026 14:33 The Milei administration's biggest policy achievement has been the taming of hyperinflation and the last thing officials want to see is for prices to start soaring again.

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Inflation as a false friend

16-05-2026 05:59 Inflation is rightly seen as the most malign tumour which can hit an economy but another way of expressing that might be to say that it grows on you like cancer.

by Michael Soltys

ANALYSIS

Inflation slowed in April for first time in 11 months

14-05-2026 16:54 Transport saw the biggest price increases with 4.4% on higher fuel costs, followed by education.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Relief for Milei as inflation slows for first time in 11 months

14-05-2026 16:11 Run of negative headlines for Milei broken by INDEC data; Consumer prices rose 2.6% last month, a drop of 0.8 points from March, reveals bureau; Inflation now 32.4% over the last 12 months, CPI up 12.3% so far this year.

Editorial

Uneasy lies the head

18-04-2026 00:01 With neither fiscal policy changes possible nor economic pickup likely in any near future and with investors continuing to hold back, President Javier Milei's government badly needs to change the subject

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Smelling a drop of blood in the water

17-04-2026 16:17 Losing control of the digital discourse for Milei is akin to losing the streets for a traditional Peronist politician of the 21st-century.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Iran war sets back Milei’s zero-inflation promise

15-04-2026 18:02 US war with Iran threatens to upend Milei’s promise to tame monthly inflation to below one percent by the middle of this year.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

March inflation spike puts Milei on the defensive

15-04-2026 17:21 March figure was pushed up by transport and seasonal costs such as education; Milei urges patience and vows disinflation will resume.

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

Inflation picked up more than expected on energy shock

14-04-2026 17:35 Inflation picked up more than expected in March as prices at the pump rose sharply on the Iran war and as education costs surged.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation continues to accelerate: consumer prices rose 3.4% in March

14-04-2026 15:17 Highest monthly increase since March 2025; Prices rose 3.4% last month and have risen 32.6% over last 12 months.

VENEZUELAN ECONOMY

Venezuela’s 600% inflation undercuts Trump’s boasts of revival

16-03-2026 10:17 Life has only gotten harder for Venezuelans in the two months since Trump removed Maduro from power.

INFLATION – ANALYSIS

Argentina posted higher-than-expected inflation ahead of Iran war shock

12-03-2026 17:17 Monthly and annual inflation readings both came in higher than expected in February, before the war in Iran put upward pressure on oil prices.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Utilities surge kept inflation at monthly 2.9% in February

12-03-2026 17:06 Prices up 5.9% since turn of the year, 33.1% over past year; Housing, utilities and fuels, food and non-alcoholic beverages, miscellaneous goods and services recorded highest increases last month.

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

Inflation sped up for fifth straight month in January

10-02-2026 16:38 Consumer prices rose 2.9% last month compared to December; From a year ago, the inflation rate rose to 32.4 percent, according to INDEC data.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

City inflation accelerated to 3.1% in January, highest increase in 10 months

09-02-2026 13:05 Bad omen for Milei and national inflation rate due later this week; City's consumer price index has accelerated month by month since August 2025.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

The doors of Toto Caputo’s parallel realities

06-02-2026 11:14 Disassociation from reality has its impact on the markets and on politics.

by Javier Calvo

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Government denies interference after INDEC chief’s departure

05-02-2026 21:49 Resignation of Marco Lavagna, head of the INDEC national statistics bureau, puts pressure on government and raises questions over measuring of inflation price hikes.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Milei shelves inflation revamp after statistics chief quits

02-02-2026 19:01 President Milei’s government says it’s holding off on using new methodology to measure inflation, just hours after Argentina’s chief statistician resigned from his post.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Head of INDEC national statistics bureau resigns post

02-02-2026 17:33 Economist Marco Lavagna steps down from his role after more than six years at the helm, just days after the implementation of a methodology to manage inflation and unrest at bureau over pay freeze.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

Beef prices, new methodology cloud inflation outlook

30-01-2026 13:51 Push to further curb inflation faces risks in coming months faces risks ; Change in methodology, high beef prices and upcoming increases in utility bills could all impact consumer prices.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

31.5% – Argentina records lowest annual inflation since 2017, says INDEC

13-01-2026 16:21 Inflation in December was 2.8%, says INDEC, marking a slight acceleration from November and coming in above the expectations of private estimates.

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Milei stymies wild peso swings as he resets Argentine FX policy

18-12-2025 01:34 The Central Bank’s FX desk is about to play a more prominent role as President Javier Milei seeks to accumulate reserves.

BONDS & MARKETS

Argentina moves closer to bond market return with peso pivot

16-12-2025 22:08 Central Bank will begin to gradually unwind the tight grip it keeps on the currency starting January; Officials also say they’re going to start buying dollars to boost the Central Bank’s cash stockpile.

ANALYSIS

Inflation picked up more than expected after key vote

11-12-2025 16:37 Inflation accelerated for the third straight month even after President Javier Milei’s midterm victory.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Warning sign for Milei as inflation creeps up to monthly 2.5%

11-12-2025 16:29 Disappointment for Milei as INDEC data shows hikes accelerated last month, led by increases in food and non-alcoholic beverages; Prices up 27.9% in first 11 months of the year, 31.4% year-on-year.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

OECD lowers 2026 growth forecast for Argentina, tweaks inflation estimate

02-12-2025 18:16 OECD sees GDP rising 3% percent next year, down from previous estimate; Inflation is expected to reach 17.6% in 2026.

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

Inflation picked up slightly ahead of midterm vote

13-11-2025 00:13 Prices in Argentina picked up in line with expectations; Transport costs saw major increases.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

INDEC confirms inflation accelerated slightly in October

12-11-2025 16:04 Argentina recorded 2.3% inflation in lead up to election, up 0.2 points on previous month, says statistics bureau; Prices have increased by 24.8% so far this year, by 31.3% over last 12 months.

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Milei keeps the peso from driving huge price hikes

12-11-2025 10:59 Shoppers increasingly stick to essentials and foot traffic is thinning, limiting the ability of businesses to raise prices.

COST OF POWER

Milei spent around US$7.4bn protecting dollar pre-election

25-10-2025 16:03 Sunday’s legislative elections come at a historic cost: President Milei’s government has used around US$7.4 billion – a figure that could rise to US$8.4 billion, including funds from US Treasury are included – to keep the peso-dollar exchange rate stable over the two months leading up to the vote. According to Banco Provincia, it is the fourth-largest foreign exchange intervention since 2003.

by Carlos Burgueño

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

IMF downgrades Argentina 2025 growth forecast to 4.5%

14-10-2025 12:57 International Monetary Fund worsens outlook for Argentina, projecting lower growth and higher inflation; GDP to grow 4.5% this year, says multilateral lender, with inflation reaching 41.3%.

ANALYSING ARGENTINA

The end of Milei’s single-issue government

13-09-2025 06:30 Until now, the Milei administration has been a single-issue government, working under the notion that a fiscal surplus will fix the country’s entire problems. The public does not seem to be OK with that anymore.

by Marcelo J. García

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

Inflation undershot forecast before Buenos Aires Province vote

10-09-2025 21:37 Monthly inflation climbed less than expected, rising 1.9% in August from July.

CONSUMER PRICES

Cost of full shopping trolley up to 11% more expensive in south

20-08-2025 11:05 Breakdown of consumer prices undertaken by the Analytica consultancy firm showed that food is at its most expensive in Patagonia.

ANALYSIS

Inflation posts mild acceleration after policy stumble

13-08-2025 16:49 Monthly inflation picked up some momentum last month as regulated price hikes collided with a peso overhang that sparked the currency’s worst month since 2023.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Consumer prices rose 1.9% in July, reports INDEC

13-08-2025 16:14 Inflation of 17.3% since the turn of year, reaching 36.6% over the last 12 months; Positive signs for Milei administration heading into crunch midterms.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Milei celebrates as June inflation data hints at stabilistation

14-07-2025 20:02 Inflation last month only slightly up at 1.6%, barely up on last month; Consumer prices rose 15.1% in the first half of the year, up almost 40% over the last 12 months, INDEC reveals.

News of inflation

Government projects 4% growth and 18% inflation for 2027

Monthly inflation slows to lowest since last June

Inflation slowed to 14-month low in August

Inflation in City slowed to 1.7% in August

Economic conundrums

Inflation edged up last month on winter holidays

Inflation ticks up slightly, rising to monthly 2.1%

Caputo boldly claims Argentina will ‘reach zero inflation’

Inflation slows to lowest level since last August

Boost for Milei as monthly inflation read dips below 2%

Inflation slows to eight-month low in win for Milei

Inflation slowed to monthly 2.1% in May, reports INDEC

‘Lower inflation, stronger growth’ on way, Milei tells investors

Argentina’s surge in foreign reserves risks reigniting inflation

Inflation as a false friend

Inflation slowed in April for first time in 11 months

Relief for Milei as inflation slows for first time in 11 months

Uneasy lies the head

Smelling a drop of blood in the water

Iran war sets back Milei’s zero-inflation promise

March inflation spike puts Milei on the defensive

Inflation picked up more than expected on energy shock

Inflation continues to accelerate: consumer prices rose 3.4% in March

Venezuela’s 600% inflation undercuts Trump’s boasts of revival

Argentina posted higher-than-expected inflation ahead of Iran war shock

Utilities surge kept inflation at monthly 2.9% in February

Inflation sped up for fifth straight month in January

City inflation accelerated to 3.1% in January, highest increase in 10 months

The doors of Toto Caputo’s parallel realities

Government denies interference after INDEC chief’s departure

Milei shelves inflation revamp after statistics chief quits

Head of INDEC national statistics bureau resigns post

Beef prices, new methodology cloud inflation outlook

31.5% – Argentina records lowest annual inflation since 2017, says INDEC

Milei stymies wild peso swings as he resets Argentine FX policy

Argentina moves closer to bond market return with peso pivot

Inflation picked up more than expected after key vote

Warning sign for Milei as inflation creeps up to monthly 2.5%

OECD lowers 2026 growth forecast for Argentina, tweaks inflation estimate

Inflation picked up slightly ahead of midterm vote

INDEC confirms inflation accelerated slightly in October

Milei keeps the peso from driving huge price hikes

Milei spent around US$7.4bn protecting dollar pre-election

IMF downgrades Argentina 2025 growth forecast to 4.5%

The end of Milei’s single-issue government

Inflation undershot forecast before Buenos Aires Province vote

Cost of full shopping trolley up to 11% more expensive in south

Inflation posts mild acceleration after policy stumble

Consumer prices rose 1.9% in July, reports INDEC

Milei celebrates as June inflation data hints at stabilistation

Argentina's government projects 4% growth and 18% inflation for 2027

Milei moves to professionalise Argentina’s intelligence service

Study: Scrapping Argentina's PASO primaries saved just US$9.5 million

Messi set for 'one last dance' with Argentina in international friendly match

Argentina’s YPF says close to signing more LNG sales contracts

Récord de nieve en la ladera occidental de la Cordillera de los Andes: superó los 10 mil kilómetros cuadrados en agosto

Qué es el Túnel de Agua Negra: la tuneladora que perforará la Cordillera de los Andes para unir San Juan con Chile

Encuesta: qué debería cambiar el peronismo para construir una candidatura competitiva

Casación rechazó un recurso de la Fiscalía y un tribunal oral revisará si se debe anular la condena a Guillermo Moreno en la causa del INDEC

Cachanosky corrigió al Presidente: "Tu error es de introducción a la economía, Milei"