Latin America’s First Nuclear Submarine Slips to 2038 as Money Runs Short
Brazil wants to join the six nations running nuclear-powered submarines. Its first boat is now due in 2038, 13 years...
September 19, 2026Section
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Brazil’s Digital Banks Slide in New York as a Nubank Downgrade Hits Home
Brazil's New York-listed fintechs fell up to 8.6% after a Nubank downgrade and a Fed hike, a warning sign for...
September 19, 2026
Bolivia Ends Cheap Diesel, Lifting Prices 83% a Day After IMF Loan Vote
Bolivia scrapped its last diesel subsidy, raising pump prices 83 per cent amid a dollar shortage, a day after Congress...
September 19, 2026
Why Trump’s Planned Meeting With Venezuela’s Acting Leader Matters
Trump's planned talk with Delcy Rodríguez would be the first US-Venezuela leaders' meeting since 2015, a test of the post-Maduro...
September 19, 2026
Supreme Court Justice Clears Brazil’s Welfare Rise 16 Days Before the Vote
A Supreme Court justice ruled that a 15% rise for 19.3 million welfare households is lawful, weeks before Lula seeks...
September 19, 2026
Why a Photo of Brazil’s Top Prosecutor With a Jailed Banker Matters
Brazil's prosecutor general decides who is charged in the Banco Master fraud. A leaked photo with the jailed banker now...
September 19, 2026
Latin America Sports Daily for Saturday, September 19, 2026
Brasileirão round 28 opens with five Saturday fixtures, including Vasco against Coritiba at São Januário. Defensa y Justicia won 2-1...
September 19, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief for Saturday, September 19, 2026
Oktoberfest opens at the Ibirapuera events arena, with tickets from R$65 (about US$12.60). São Paulo host Internacional at 9pm, and...
September 19, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief for Saturday, September 19, 2026
Rio's Saturday brings a free MIMO Festival night at Circo Voador, ArtRio at Marina da Glória and Vasco at São...
September 19, 2026
SQM Falls 5.68% as China Lithium Prices Slide Again
SQM fell 5.68% and Albemarle 3.60% as Chinese lithium carbonate prices slid again, deepening the week's losses for Latin American...
September 19, 2026
Grain Funds Fall Even as China Steps Up American Soybean Buying
The soybean fund fell 1.04% to US$27.68, corn 0.66% to US$19.70 and wheat 1.45% to US$25.86. Chicago settled November soybeans...
September 19, 2026
Oil Slips as WTI Settles at US$100.30; Ecopetrol and YPF Gain
WTI settled at US$100.30 and Brent at US$103.87 on Friday. Petrobras fell 0.67% while Ecopetrol rose 1.15% and YPF gained...
September 19, 2026
Steel Shares Slide as CSN Leads Latin American Losses
CSN's ADR fell 6.78% and lost 13.39% on the week as steel shares slid. Gerdau fell 3.14% and Ternium 1.48%,...
September 19, 2026
Zinc Gains 1.86% as Nexa Rises and Buenaventura Slips in Latin America
LME zinc closed near US$3,881.50 a tonne on Friday 18 September 2026. Nexa Resources rose 0.70% to US$13.01 while Buenaventura...
September 19, 2026
Vale Falls 1.80% as Iron Ore Shares Diverge from Firmer Benchmarks
Vale's New York shares closed at US$14.21, down 1.80% on Friday and 6.70% on the week, while the SGX iron...
September 19, 2026
Copper Tracker Gains 2.68% for the Week as Chile Stays Shut
The copper tracker closed at US$40.23, up 1.44% on Friday and 2.68% for the week. Southern Copper slipped 0.21% while...
September 19, 2026
Gold Ends the Week at US$4,380 as Silver Outpaces It
Gold closed Friday at US$4,380.01 an ounce, up 0.77%, and silver at US$66.35, up 1.41% on the day and 3.05%...
September 19, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Saturday, September 19, 2026
Most Latin American markets fell this week as the dollar firmed. Chile's exchange closed for Fiestas Patrias and Colombia's peso...
September 19, 2026
Global Economy Briefing for Saturday, September 19, 2026
The S&P 500 closed at 7,650.50 as the Dow fell 1.69% on the week. Gold reached US$4,380 an ounce and...
September 19, 2026
Colombia’s COLCAP Jumps 1.03% as the Peso Slides to 3,166.69 per Dollar
Colombia's COLCAP closed at 2,548.22, up 1.03%, while the peso weakened to 3,166.69 per dollar. July activity grew 1.11%, below...
September 19, 2026