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news Mercopress 2026-04-14

Argentina expects record inflation reading as minister makes 'best bet'

Argentina's Economy Minister Luis Caputo predicted that March inflation would exceed 3%, potentially setting a record for 2026. This comes hours before the national statistics agency releases the Consumer Price Index.


<p> <img alt="The Central Bank&#039;s latest Market Expectations Survey (REM) yielded an average of 3%, though the top ten ranked analysts estimated 3.1%" height="80" src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/109793/100x80/cap.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" /> Argentine Economy Minister Luis Caputo said on Monday that March inflation will exceed 3%, which would make it the highest monthly reading of 2026, hours be...

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