Argentina’s Merval Plunges 9.6% in Seven Sessions as INDEC Crisis, IMF Scrutiny and Global Tech Rout Converge

2026-02-06 - 09:55

Argentina’s financial markets suffered their worst weekly stretch in months on Thursday as the S&P Merval closed at 2,932,838 points — down 2.8% on the session and 9.6% across seven consecutive losing days. The resignation of INDEC chief Marco Lavagna over the government’s refusal to update the CPI base year, a surging country risk that