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Central Bank Counts on $4.4 Billion in Corporate Dollars Still to Arrive

The Central Bank estimates billions in already-issued corporate and provincial dollar debt has yet to reach the exchange market, a pipeline officials say lets them keep buying reserves…

Por The Ushuaia Times · 13 sep

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Small Argentine Manufacturers Cut Work Shifts Instead of Laying Off Staff

Facing weak sales, rising costs and fewer orders, small and mid-sized Argentine manufacturers are trimming work shifts rather than laying off staff outright, industry data shows.

Por The Ushuaia Times · 13 sep

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Inflation Slows to 1.7% in August, Lowest Reading in 14 Months

Consumer prices rose 1.7% in August, the slowest monthly pace in 14 months, though prices are still up 33.5% over the past year.

Por The Ushuaia Times · 11 sep

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5.8 Million Argentines Are Behind on Debts, a 20-Year High in Delinquency

The household delinquency rate has nearly tripled in a year as Argentines lean on personal loans and credit cards to cover everyday expenses, though the IMF says financial stability is not…

Por The Ushuaia Times · 11 sep

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Treasury Rolls Over 103% of Maturing Debt and Lowers Borrowing Costs

The government refinanced all of this week's peso maturities and then some in a Friday auction, using strong demand to lower short-term interest rates instead of paying up for cash.

Por The Ushuaia Times · 11 sep

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Manufacturing Falls 7.9% as Milei Calls Factory Closures 'Natural Phenomenon'

Manufacturing output has fallen 7.9% since 2023, the world's second-worst industrial decline, as cheaper imports squeeze Argentine factories even as inflation keeps falling.

Por The Ushuaia Times · 10 sep

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Beef Exports to US Nearly Triple as Argentines Eat the Least in 20 Years

Argentine beef shipments to the United States surged this year while Argentines themselves are eating the least beef in more than two decades, as export prices pull the country's herd…

Por The Ushuaia Times · 10 sep

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Argentine Assets Hold Steady in Global Selloff Before Friday's Debt Rollover

Country risk held near 490 points and the Merval gained even as US Treasury yields and global bonds slid, with a Treasury auction on Friday that must refinance 8.

Por The Ushuaia Times · 9 sep

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Shelved Inflation Index Puts Registered Wage Drop at 12.9%, Not 8.2%

An inflation index the government prepared, then postponed, shows registered wages down almost 13% under Milei against 8.

Por The Ushuaia Times · 9 sep

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Audit Office Contradicts Central Bank Chief on Argentina's Gold Reserves

A report from Argentina's federal audit office shows its review of the Central Bank's gold reserves is still incomplete, days after Bausili told the Senate the audits had closed clean.

Por The Ushuaia Times · 9 sep

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Trump's Emergency Beef Quota Excludes Argentina, Which Has Its Own

A temporary 300,000-ton tariff-free quota meant to ease US meat prices leaves out Argentina because it already has preferential access, and puts Brazil in position to benefit.

Por The Ushuaia Times · 8 sep