1) Given declining real wages last year, it might've seemed hardhearted for President @mauriciomacri to hold raises below expected inflation. That damn the torpedoes approach also hurt his standing with unions, and dented his popularity overall.
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2) But it's now clear why he feared the wage-price spiral. Despite sustained sky-high interest rates and deep budget cuts, #Argentina is still struggling to speed up disinflation. Why? The most obvious culprit, beyond utility price hikes, is high negotiated wage increases.
9:05 AM - 18 Jan 2019
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