Argentina

As the dispute between the government and local farmers lingers on, the political outlook in Argentina continues to deteriorate. As a result, we have downgraded our short-term political... 2008-07-07

Argentine President Cristina Fernández' popularity has taken a major slide since she came to power. According to a May poll by Poliarquia the proportion of respondents who hold a... 2008-06-05

The Argentine peso posted its largest monthly gain since 2003 in May, appreciating by 3.5% against the dollar to its current level of ARS3.0680/US$. While we have been more upbeat... 2008-06-05

Production figures for the opening quarter of the year show that Argentina's economic growth momentum remains strong, but disruptions from the agricultural sector and another energy... 2008-05-30

Inflation in Argentina is rising, while inflation expectations are soaring. We believe that inflation will rise over the course of the year as the policy mix remains expansionary... 2008-05-20

Industrial productivity in March grew at a relatively slow rate of 3.0% y-o-y. This expansion, which was a long way below the 7.0% y-o-y seen in March 2007 and the 5.7% y-o-y seen... 2008-05-09

The Argentine inflation saga, coupled with the lack of solutions to the farmers' strikes, led the Economy Minister Martín Lousteau to resign on April 24, after only four months in... 2008-05-09

Recent destabilising economic and political events in Argentina have brought to light some of the distortions that have been building up since the recovery from the 2001-02 financial... 2008-05-01

The ongoing dispute between the Argentine government and the nation's farmers appear to be taking their toll on the popularity of President Cristina Fernández An April poll published... 2008-04-15

Further evidence that under-investment and punitive taxes are hurting the Argentine hydrocarbons industry comes with news that the Latin American country's 2007 oil production has... 2008-04-15