The Thermometer War: Why Argentina’s Inflation Numbers Just Became a Political Battleground

2026-02-06 - 19:05

Key Points — Argentina’s central bank polled 45 economists who now forecast 22.4% inflation for 2026 — more than double the government’s own target — while GDP growth slipped to 3.2%, signaling that Milei’s dramatic disinflation is stalling. — The statistics agency director resigned days earlier after the government blocked an overdue update to the