Sober Look

With Argentina's private sector in disarray, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's government has been forced to increasingly bail out ...

Argentina is showing signs of stress, as the official exchange rate has the US dollar now quoted 8.4 pesos - a new record. Chart shows...

In the face of inflation running at 25-30% - one of the highest rates in the world - Argentina unexpectedly decided to cut interest rates ...

We've had a number of questions on Argentina's latest default. Here is an overview of the situation in a Q&A format. Q :  Is...

We've received a number of questions regarding the implications of the recent US court ruling on Argentina. In spite of the complexit...

Staying with the Argentina theme, it seems that investors are no longer as concerned about a technical event of default. Argentina CDS con...

It is sad to see Fox News publish a horribly written story called "Litigious investors ask US Supreme Court to deny Argentina a '...

Back in early December the government of Argentina raised taxes on credit card purchases in foreign currency to 35% from 20%. Online Chris...

Last week the US appeals court ruled in favor of the NY-law bond houldouts (a group of bondholders who did not participate in the swap som...

Argentina's official economic growth surprised analysts with a 7.8% year over year jump in May. MercoPress : - Argentina's econo...

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro with Cristina Fernandez One of the very few nations in the Western Hemisphere that rivals Argentin...

It is remarkable to watch how some repressive governments attempt to address their nations' problems by temporarily plugging economic ...

Sign says: "Cristina don't **** with democracy". Source: The Nation That's exactly what Cristina Fernández de Kir...

The government's mishandling of Argentina's economy has hit new highs recently with the implementation of price controls on food. ...

As looting broke out across Argentina, political analysts scrambled to find the reason for the outbreak. Is it the unions? The opposition?...

Argentina dodged a technical default this week due to the appeals court ruling. A US appeals court suspended Judge Griesa's ruling to ...

Argentina CDS spread has blown out to new highs last week. In spite of Argentina's government driving the nation's economy into th...

The industrial production chart below shows how you run a country into the ground - which is precisely what Cristina Fernández de Kirchner...

Argentina's authorities continue to blatantly lie about the nation's inflation rate. The official numbers coming out of Cristina F...

If you govern a nation experiencing a rapid decline in foreign currency deposits, falling consumer confidence, runaway inflation, insurmou...