Argentine economist: fiscal deficit is main disease, questions inflation-growth tradeoff
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The Financial Times acknowledges Argentina's fiscal consolidation under President Milei has reduced inflation, but highlights persistent declines in employment, real wages, and consumption, indicating the economy has not entered a sustainable recovery. The critique underscores a divergence between macro stabilization and microeconomic vitality, raising questions about the durability of the adjustment and its political sustainability.
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Argentina's fiscal consolidation under President Milei has reduced inflation and increased central bank reserves, but economic growth remains stagnant, with employment, real wages, and consumption declining. Milei has acknowledged slower-than-expected disinflation and ongoing hardship, marking a shift from earlier optimistic rhetoric. The divergence between macroeconomic stabilization and microeconomic vitality raises questions about the sustainability of the adjustment and its political viability.
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