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3 days ago | 
ksl.com | Walter Bianchi |Miguel Lo Bianco
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Dozens of boxes of Nazi material confiscated by Argentinean authorities during World War II were recently rediscovered in the Supreme Court's basement, the court said on Sunday. The 83 boxes were sent by the Germany embassy in Tokyo to Argentina in June 1941 aboard the Japanese steamship "Nan-a-Maru," according to the history that the court was able to piece together, it said in a statement.
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3 weeks ago | 
kfgo.com | Walter Bianchi
By Walter BianchiBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina’s peso is gaining ground despite being unleashed from years-long currency controls designed to stop it falling, helping to banish fears that Argentina’s recurring nightmare – inflation – will return. The South American country this month abruptly eased most of the controls in place since 2019 that had pegged the peso and severely restricted access to currency markets for individuals and companies, distorting trade and investment flows.
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3 weeks ago | 
terra.com.br | Walter Bianchi
O peso argentino está avançando, apesar de ter sido liberado de controles cambiais de anos destinados a impedir sua queda, ajudando a afastar os temores de que o pesadelo recorrente da Argentina - a inflação - retorne. O país sul-americano aliviou abruptamente neste mês a maioria dos controles em vigor desde 2019 que haviam atrelado o peso e restringido severamente o acesso de pessoas físicas e empresas aos mercados de câmbio, distorcendo os fluxos de comércio e investimento.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Walter Bianchi
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1 month ago | 
gurutrade.com | Aida Pelaez-Fernandez |Walter Bianchi |Sarah Morland |Diane Craft
BUENOS AIRES, March 14 (Reuters) - Argentina's monthly inflation rate accelerated to 2.4% in February, in line with analyst estimates, data from the INDEC statistics agency showed on Friday.
This marks an acceleration from the 2.2% recorded in January, as housing and public services expenses rose nearly 4%.
Inflation in the 12 months through February hit 66.9%, also slowing from a rate of 84.5% recorded in the previous month but a touch above the expectations of analysts polled by Reuters.
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2 months ago | 
kfgo.com | Walter Bianchi |Aida Pelaez-Fernandez
By Walter Bianchi and Aida Pelaez-FernandezBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s monthly inflation rate accelerated to 2.4% in February, in line with analyst estimates, data from the INDEC statistics agency showed on Friday. This marks an acceleration from the 2.2% recorded in January, as housing and public services expenses rose nearly 4%.
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Jan 31, 2025 | 
gurutrade.com | Walter Bianchi |Brendan O'Boyle
BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) - Argentina's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 300 basis points to settle at 29%, it announced in a statement on Thursday, as inflation continues its downward path in South America's No. 2 economy.
Traders expected a cut, as the rate of rising consumer prices falls and the monetary authority is set to slow the monthly pace of devaluation of the local peso currency.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
money.usnews.com | Walter Bianchi
By Walter BianchiBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Traders and analysts expect Argentina's central bank to lower its benchmark interest rate as soon as Thursday, as inflation falls sharply and as the bank is set to slow the monthly pace of devaluation of the local peso currency. Starting Monday, the devaluation, known as the crawling peg, will slow down to 1% a month from 2% a month previously.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
agriculture.com | Walter Bianchi
BUENOS AIRES, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Argentina will likely regain its status as the second-biggest barley exporter as the current harvest wraps up, the Rosario grains exchange said on Friday, as the area sown with the crop expanded and other key exporters like Russia expect to ship less. Barley is widely used for livestock feed, as well as to make malt for beer and other alcoholic drinks.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
wabx.net | Walter Bianchi
By Walter BianchiBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Investors in Argentina are betting on a potential interest rate cut and a slower ‘crawling peg’ for the local peso will prolong a market rally fueled by the pro-market policies of President Javier Milei and hopes for fresh IMF funds. The South American country’s libertarian leader has slashed public spending, rebuilt its foreign reserves and overturned a deep fiscal deficit, while gradually chipping away at damaging triple-digit annual inflation.
