Country: AR | Published: 2026-09-25
Argentina's data flow stays heavy, with July economic activity contracting and poverty figures rising above 30% under the current austerity push, keeping the domestic picture front
Argentina's data flow stays heavy, with July economic activity contracting and poverty figures rising above 30% under the current austerity push, keeping the domestic picture front and center ahead of elections. The government is pushing back on recession talk while markets lean cautious, and demand worries continue to weigh on Argentina-linked names like MercadoLibre, a major holding in the ARGT ETF. The US-backed LNG megaproject still anchors the external story, but local economic signals are doing most of the talking right now.