Editorials

Opinion and argument from the editors of The Ushuaia Times, separate from our news reporting, and plain-language explainers on the stories behind the news.

EDITORIAL

Argentine Manufacturers Are Cutting Hours to Keep Their Workers

Small and mid-sized manufacturers are trimming shifts rather than staff as sales stay weak. August output rose 1.9% from July but was still 3.2% below a year earlier.

By The Editors · Oct. 9, 2026

EDITORIAL

Thank You, Messi: Lionel Messi Plays His Last Game for Argentina After 21 Years

After six World Cups, and six international titles including the 2022 World Cup, Lionel Messi retires his Argentina kit on Tuesday in an emotional goodbye.

By The Editors · City of Buenos Aires · Oct. 7, 2026

EDITORIAL

Argentina's Malvinas Case Is Strongest in Court, Not in Confrontation

Argentina's claim to the Malvinas is old, widely shared and backed by UN calls to negotiate. Its best chance runs through tribunals, talks and a policy the whole country can support.

By The Editors · Malvinas · Sept. 25, 2026

EDITORIAL

The Data Center Boom Shouldn't Come at Patagonia's Expense

Patagonia's rivers are running at historic lows and its land is strained by a decade of shale extraction. Data-center companies want to build gigawatt-scale facilities there anyway.

By The Editors · Sept. 7, 2026

ANALYSIS

Food and Transport Lifted Inflation While Underlying Prices Cooled

Argentina's annual inflation rose to 33.4% in September from 31.8% a year earlier, but core inflation fell to 31.6% from 34.3%.

By The Editors · 2 days ago

ANALYSIS

Registered Private Jobs Fell in 21 of 24 Provinces in Three Years

Argentina has 292,000 fewer registered private-sector employees than in July 2023, and only Neuquén, Río Negro and Tucumán have more.

By The Editors · 2 days ago

ANALYSIS

Reserves Pass US$50 Billion as IMF Sees US$25 Billion in 2027 Debt Payments

The central bank's reserves topped US$50 billion on October 15, but the IMF tests net reserves and IMF staff put the national government's 2027 dollar debt service at US$25 billion.

By The Editors · 2 days ago

ANALYSIS

Two Airlines Now Carry 97% of Argentina's Domestic Passengers

Aerolíneas Argentinas and JetSMART took 97.4% of August's domestic traffic after Flybondi stopped flying, but they recaptured only 56% of the passengers it left behind.

By The Editors · 3 days ago

ANALYSIS

How Brazil's October 25 Run-Off Could Reshape Argentina's Trade

Brazil's October 25 run-off will shape Argentina's car exports, a trade deficit down 91% in a year and Milei's push to loosen Mercosur.

By The Editors · Oct. 7, 2026

EXPLAINED

Explained: Milei's Mega-Decree, Still Waiting for Its Second Vote

What Milei's 2023 deregulation decree changed, why the Senate's rejection did not end it, and what the October 15 session in Deputies can and cannot undo.

By The Editors · Oct. 2, 2026