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Argentina | Chainsaw Challenges

Download Editorial: Chainsaw Challenges Most economists (including those of us at Econviews) believe that fiscal adjustment is a necessary condition to stabilize the economy. That is to say, Javier Milei has the correct diagnosis. The chainsaw analogy he used in the campai…   Become a member to read the rest of this article Username or […]

Argentina | Milei Promises Pro-market Policies… Can He Deliver?

Download Editorial: Milei Promises Pro-market Policies… Can He Deliver? Finally it’s Milei, hope won over fear and the vote was for change. But the path facing the economy is complex. We are not going to travel on a highway, on the contrary, it is a winding road, bogged …   Become a member to read […]

Argentina | There Is No Promised Land Without a Season in the Desert

Download Editorial The Argentine economy accumulates many important problems. It has negative net reserves, Soviet exchange restrictions, an overappreciated exchange rate, 12 months without growth, inflation that has a floor of 180% for this year, and more than 40% of peop…   Become a member to read the rest of this article

Argentina | The Need for Structural Reforms

Download Editorial: The Need for Structural Reforms The scenarios are becoming somewhat clearer. Philosophically there is a ruling party embodied in Sergio Massa, who if he wins will have to take charge of the disorders of recent years. Milei and his new alliances probably…   Become a member to read the rest of this article

Argentina | 900 Reasons for the Run on the Peso

Argentina | 900 Reasons for the Run on the Peso | Speevr

Download Editorial: 900 Reasons for the Run on the Peso The government is not generating any credibility. It insists on patches that have diminishing returns: a special exchange rate for oil exporters, small and medium businesses and now perhaps for the auto industry. Some…   Become a member to read the rest of this article

Argentina | Waiting for the Turbulence of December: 2015 Reloaded?

Argentina | Waiting for the Turbulence of December: 2015 Reloaded? | Speevr

Download Editorial: Waiting for the Turbulence of December: 2015 Reloaded? Everything indicates that we are going to have a turbulent December. Memories of other turbulent summers intensify, such as February 1989, which marked the beginning of hyperinflation, or December 2…   Become a member to read the rest of this article

Argentina | Are We in the Eighties With Electricity and Smartphones?

Argentina | Are We in the Eighties With Electricity and Smartphones? | Speevr

Download Editorial: Are We in the Eighties With Electricity and Smartphones? With each passing week the feeling that the Argentine economy is approaching the one we experienced in the eighties cannot be avoided. It does not mean that the situation will be exactly the same …   Become a member to read the rest of […]

Argentina | The Inheritance Keeps Getting Worse

Argentina | The Inheritance Keeps Getting Worse | Speevr

Downloads Editorial: The Inheritance Keeps Getting Worse We don’t know who is going to win the elections. But we do know that the legacy of problems for the next government has not stopped getting worse in recent weeks. This week’s measures are more fuel for the fire. The …   Become a member to read […]

Argentina | Income Tax in the Upside Down

Download Editorial: Income Tax in the Upside Down Argentina’s terrible application of the personal income tax is impressive. Last week it was YPF employees and now Massa is doubling the bet with a proposal to eliminate the income tax. This makes no sense from an economic p…   Become a member to read the rest […]

Argentina | 80s Inflation Returns

Download Editorial: 80s Inflation Returns Argentina returns to the 80s in terms of inflation. The numbers for August are going to show something close to 12% per month and September is not looking much better. Perhaps there may be some slowdown in October. But we ent…   Become a member to read the rest of […]