Overview
- Economy officials told foreign investors they would prioritize slowing prices and floated flexibility on buying reserves and lowering interest rates.
- Caputo named new leaders in restructured units created by Decree 146/26, including Javier Fernández Medrano for economic analysis, Federico Veller for hydrocarbons, and Daniela Ramos for industry policy.
- Market gauges show looser financial conditions, with short-term rates near 20% a year after the Treasury stopped soaking up pesos through its program and banks saw reserve rules eased.
- Official data show uneven growth, with the activity index up 0.4% month over month and 1.9% year over year as agriculture jumped 25.1% but commerce and manufacturing fell.
- Household strain is building as registered wages rose 2% in January versus 2.8% inflation, unemployment reached 7.5%, and loan delinquency climbed to 10.6%, while the Arcor–Danone deal for La Serenísima heads to competition review.