The Market Projects Inflation of 22.4% for This Year, Even with a Calm Dollar

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Amidst the damage to the credibility generated by the official decision to postpone the necessary adjustment of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), analysts again estimated that inflation this year will more than double that foreseen in the official budget: it would reach 22.4%, when the government in that law estimated it at 10.1%.The data arises from the new Relevance of Market Expectations (REM) published today by the Central Bank (BCRA), compili…

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The Central Bank published a new Relevance of Market Expectations, carried out at the end of January, consummated the first month of the new exchange rate scheme. The country’s leading economists and analysts again corrected upwards their inflation forecasts for the coming months and for all 2026, in a week traversed by the controversial postponement of the new consumer price index (CPI) and Marco Lavagna’s departure from INDEC’s leadership.