Economics

Venezuela Says Inflation Is Slowing. Don't Laugh. It Actually Is

  • Forecasts of 10,000,000% look wildly off -- for now, at least
  • But Maduro is sacrificing an economy already in tatters

San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela.

Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg
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When Venezuela suddenly dumped years of unpublished economic data onto its central bank’s website late Tuesday night, the most glaring trend that emerged was a slowdown in hyperinflation this year.

Venezuelans immediately scoffed at such a notion, and the skepticism is understood, of course, given how little credibility the embattled Nicolas Maduro regime has at this point.