Argentina’s February inflation at 13.2%, per Indec, continues slowdown from 25.5% in December, to 20.6% in January. Year-to-date, inflation has reached 36.6%, with the 12-month rate at 276.2%. This figure fell below the 15.8% forecast by the Central Bank of Argentina’s REM survey, paralleling Brazil’s Focus Bulletin. Indec attributes February’s highest inflation surge to the […]
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