South America

Central bank policy, CPI, GDP, inflation, and economic trends across South American economies.

🇵🇪 Peru’s Q2 GDP Growth Accelerates to 2.6% as Lima Unemployment Plunges to 4.7%

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🇵🇪 Peru CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Peru’s GDP grew 2.6% year-on-year in Q2 2026, according to TradingView data published August 21, 2026. Lima’s unemployment rate fell to 4.7% in a major economic rebound, as reported by streamlinefeed.co.ke on August 21, 2026. Q2 growth came in stronger … Read more

🇨🇴 Colombia’s Q2 GDP Surges 3.5% as Public Sector Drives Expansion, Yet Investment Grade Remains Elusive

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🇨🇴 Colombia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Colombia’s economy grew 3.5% in Q2 2024, marking the strongest expansion in over a year, according to CryptoRank reporting on 2026-08-18. Public sector spending fueled the Q2 growth, per ColombiaOne.com on 2026-08-19. The Colombian peso has strengthened, with the dollar … Read more

🇨🇱 Chile’s GDP Falls 0.2% in Q2 2026 as Copper Output Drops and Investment Stalls

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🇨🇱 Chile CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Chile’s GDP contracted 0.2% in Q2 2026, missing forecasts as growth stalled — elciudadano.com and CryptoRank, Aug. 18, 2026 Copper production decline is hitting the economy hard, weighing on exports and industrial activity — Devdiscourse, Aug. 18, 2026 Banco Santander-Chile … Read more

🇦🇷 Argentina’s Job Market Becomes Milei’s Greatest Political Vulnerability as Unemployment Surges

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🇦🇷 Argentina CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Rising unemployment is now the biggest political threat facing President Javier Milei, according to Bloomberg.com reporting from August 19, 2026. The Buenos Aires Times on August 19, 2026, identified surging unemployment as Milei’s most significant political risk. Both major news … Read more

🇽🇰 Kosovo’s Growth Ambitions Hinge on Skills, Finance, and Clean Energy, World Bank Says

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🇽🇰 Kosovo CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways World Bank calls for reforms in skills, finance, and clean energy to unlock Kosovo’s next growth phase, reported by Devdiscourse on 2026-08-19. Kosovo is among five countries with no official national currency, using the euro instead, per Vanguard News on … Read more

🇼🇸 Cooling Inflation Meets Development Push: Samoa’s Economic Tightrope

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🇼🇸 Samoa CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways July CPI data shows cooling inflation, but prices remain high for consumers, according to IndraStra Global (2026-08-15). Finance Minister Mulipola hosted a World Bank delegation to discuss Samoa’s development priorities, reports Samoa Observer (2026-08-17). The Central Bank of Samoa (CBS) … Read more

🇻🇺 Vanuatu’s Inflation Holds Steady as Global Price Pressures Ease

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🇻🇺 Vanuatu CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Canadian inflation remained steady near target as of August 17, 2026, according to RBC data via tmgm.com Cooler inflation data may pressure central banks to hold rates, as reported by Newsmax on August 14, 2026 Reserve Bank of Vanuatu continues … Read more

🇻🇦 Vatican Inflation Data Remains Sparse as Global Price Pressures Dominate Headlines

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🇻🇦 Vatican City CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways No official Vatican City CPI figure was published in the provided live news feed for August 14, 2026. The most recent headline in the feed references a July 2026 CPI Report, but the statement is attributed to Chairman Arrington … Read more

🇹🇳 Tunisia’s GDP Grows 2.3% in Q2 2026, Slowest Pace in Five Quarters

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🇹🇳 Tunisia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Tunisia’s GDP grew 2.3% year-on-year in Q2 2026, the weakest pace in five quarters, according to Africa News Agency on August 17, 2026. Unemployment fell to 14.9% in Q2 2026, down from the previous quarter, as reported by African Manager … Read more

🇸🇷 Suriname Unemployment Rate Rises to 33.6% as Economy Faces Structural Pressures

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🇸🇷 Suriname CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways South African official unemployment rate hit 33.6%, according to infrastructurenews.co.za on 2026-08-13 India’s Chief Election Commissioner met with Suriname’s envoy on 2026-08-10 to deepen electoral cooperation, per India’s News.Net Suriname’s central bank, the Central Bank of Suriname, manages monetary policy … Read more