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    Bloomberg: Argentina Inflation Sped Up for Fifth Straight Month in January

    If it makes you feel any better it's not good in the USA either. US wages are barely keeping pace with inflation Since 2020, average weekly earnings adjusted for inflation have increased just +3.7% .In other words, inflation has wiped out most income gains for Americans. This comes as the...
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    Restaurant Menus with Prices for Buenos Aires

    Guacamole with chips 19,500 pesos! Damn that looks like 1 avocado for $14 USD! That literally there is more expensive than I would pay here in Nashville. That's over $50 bucks for just one person at what looks like a dive bar food. I can get a meal like this much less in the USA vs. that.
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    Beef prices in Argentina rise 73% in a year

    Agree. I don't see how beef prices won't keep going up with all the exports planned. This lady has been tracking the prices the past few months. Brutal.
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    New wave of shutdowns and layoffs puts Argentine industry on alert

    Another one bites the dust. More people on the street.
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    Very high electricity bill all of a sudden?

    It seems like utility bills is becoming people's biggest expense. Everyone tells me how expensive it is now. Went from really cheap to US prices. Not sure how that is going to work long term with salaries so low.
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    Worst things about Buenos Aires besides dog poop?

    Now we know why it always smells like piss and sh*t in some streets. :ROFLMAO:
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    Are salaries this low for expats or locals???

    So crazy! This guy is saying when they do interviews 80% say it's their first job that isn't under the table getting paid.
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    New wave of shutdowns and layoffs puts Argentine industry on alert

    But Argentina companies sound like they are losing money. Not sure how they can compete. https://www.ambito.com/economia/javier-codini-empresario-electrodomesticos-los-precios-no-van-bajar-hemos-vendido-rentabilidad-negativa-n6247819
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    American-style breakfast restaurants in Buenos Aires?

    I just went to a great breakfast spot a few days ago called Cafe Crespin. On the expensive side but was good. You can see the menu here. They have some cakes to go. Expensive. It was my friend's birthday and she likes key lime pie. I bought one and it was shocking to pay $40 USD for a pie...
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    In Argentina, locals are taking loans to buy food

    And the numbers are even worse when you count all of the fintech loan products. https://www.ambito.com/economia/morosidad-maximos-la-convertibilidad-fintech-y-tarjetas-consumo-casi-triplica-la-los-bancos-n6247664
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    Trump strikes deal to allow $800M in beef imports from Argentina to enter US

    Not so fast. I guess the Supreme Court's decision today might put a damper in this agreement with Argentina. https://www.clarin.com/economia/golpe-corte-suprema-estados-unidos-trump-deja-limbo-acuerdo-comercial-argentina_0_IgNFqpUtu6.html#google_vignette
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    New wave of shutdowns and layoffs puts Argentine industry on alert

    I just heard of Argentina's only domestic tire manufacturer, FATE (Fábrica Argentina de Telas Engomadas) going out of business after 80 years. I realize that protectionist policies probably helped but 80 years is a long time only to go out of business now after Milei. Were there really that...
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    Being Black in Argentina: Experiences and Acceptance

    I actually think Argentines are more racist towards some darker skinned people from Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, etc. vs blacks from America. I hear a lot of comments here.
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    Jazz Concert this Friday by NYC jazz pianist, Russell Kranes

    Break a leg! In the USA now but would have loved to have come.
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    Piano lessons with NYC jazz pianist

    Break a leg! I'm in the USA now otherwise I would swing by. Good luck!
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