Paulino Caballero, an economist at Economia y Regiones consultancy in Buenos Aires, said the September figure matched the group's forecast.
But he put “real” inflation for the month at 1.7 percent, citing bigger increases in food and clothing prices than the government reported.
“The problem with the (price) index is...  Read More

BRASILIA — The Brazilian government is looking to tighten restrictions on foreign land ownership tomaintain domestic control over the country's competitive farms and resource-rich Amazon, officials say.
Foreigners have fueled a real-estate boom in recent years, buying farm land along Brazil's expanding agricultural frontier and second homes along the northeastern...  Read More