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A life of boom and bust: Can Argentina break the cycle?

Posted on May 31, 2019 by macromon

A century ago, Argentina was one of the ten richest countries in the world. But crisis after crisis has earned it the dubious distinction of being the only nation ever to regress to developing country status. With hyperinflation, devaluations and … Continue reading →

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A life of boom and bust: Can Argentina break the cycle?

Posted on November 30, 2018 by macromon

A century ago, Argentina was one of the ten richest countries in the world. But crisis after crisis has earned it the dubious distinction of being the only nation ever to regress to developing country status. With hyperinflation, devaluations and … Continue reading →

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Dalio on Turkey, Argentina, and the Next Economic Downturn

Posted on September 15, 2018 by macromon

Sep.12 — Ray Dalio, co-chairman and founder at Bridgewater Associates, examines the crises is Turkey and Argentina and explains his expectations for the next economic downturn. He speaks with Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas.”

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Other Fowl Plays In The Emerging Markets

Posted on August 19, 2018 by macromon

Fowl Play? The Twisted Linguistics of Turkey American turkeys and African guinea fowl, victims of Portuguese vagary, became inextricably mixed. Today the geographically garbled turkey is known as dinde (from poule d’Inde or chicken of India) in France, kalkoen (from Calicut hen) in the Netherlands, and indjushka (Indian … Continue reading →

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Greece, Apple and Argentina – FT

Posted on February 18, 2015 by macromon

The FT’s Daniel Garrahan presents a 60-second update on the day’s headlines from FirstFT, including Greece’s hopes to extend its bailout, Apple’s virtual reality ambitions and a big day for Argentina. For more video content from the Financial Times, visit … Continue reading →

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Argentina Sovereign Debt – FT

Posted on June 2, 2014 by macromon

The FT’s Robin Wigglesworth and Joseph Cotterill discuss Argentina’s decision to pay back its debt to the Paris Club of creditors. Argentina lost access to capital markets after its $100bn sovereign default 13 years ago. For more video content from … Continue reading →

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Argentina’s informal currency market – Economist

Posted on February 21, 2014 by macromon

Florida street in Buenos Aires has become a popular destination for Argentine savers wanting to buy American dollars which, unlike their own currency, hold their value –  Economist  (click here if video is not observable)

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Argentina’s populism – FT

Posted on November 7, 2013 by macromon

As President Cristina Fernández’s rule appears to be coming to an end, investors are hopeful this will spur economic reform. FT comment editor Fred Studemann asks LSE’s Alejandra Irigoín and FT deputy emerging markets editor Jonathan Wheatley if change is … Continue reading →

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World’s Highest and Lowest Growth Economies

Posted on October 24, 2011 by macromon

Here is the list we promised of the high/low growth economies ranked by 2011 GDP estimates.    As we posted last night,  the table illustrates that, of the large non-oil exporting economies, Argentina is the second fastest growing economy in the … Continue reading →

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Don’t Cry for Argentina’s Crisitina

Posted on October 23, 2011 by macromon

Listen to the report carefully.  Did they say President Cristina Fernandez is benefiting from the world’s fastest growing economy?  They almost nail it.  Argentina is expected to grow around 8 percent in 2011 according to the IMF after last year’s … Continue reading →

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