LatAm Pre-Open — Thursday, August 27, 2026
LatAm pre-open: the dollar firms as Brazil payrolls, Mexico trade and Chile jobs land. Read the regional tape before the...
August 27, 2026Section
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Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso — August 27, 2026
Colombia's COLCAP index slipped 0.60% while the peso weakened 1.00% to 3,094 pesos per dollar as oil prices fell. Read...
August 27, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — August 27, 2026
Chile Markets: the IPSA fell 0.7% to 11,367, a second straight loss, as banks and Mallplaza fell and the peso...
August 27, 2026
Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso — August 27, 2026
Argentina Markets: the Merval rose 0.53% to 3,024,971, a third straight gain, while the peso slid to 1,514 per dollar...
August 27, 2026
Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso — August 27, 2026
Mexico Markets: the IPC slipped 0.15% to 66,191 as Banxico raised its 2026 growth forecast to 1.5%; the peso held...
August 27, 2026
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa & the Real — August 27, 2026
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa closed flat at 174,586 (+0.01%), a sixth straight gain, while the dollar rose 0.22% to R$5.151 after...
August 27, 2026
Bitcoin at US$79,027, Solana Jumps 5.76%: Crypto Wrap
Bitcoin settled at US$79,027, while Solana gained 5.76% and Ethereum rose 2.58%. A hot US inflation print and stablecoin dominance...
August 27, 2026
Global Economy Briefing — August 27, 2026
Global economy briefing for August 27, 2026: Wall Street slips, the Fed keeps rate hikes alive, Korea raises rates and...
August 27, 2026
Oddone Sees Uruguay Fiscal Outlook Improving, 2.1% Growth in 2027
Economy Minister Gabriel Oddone says the Uruguay fiscal outlook should improve in 2027 with 2.1% growth, conditional on the international...
August 26, 2026
Dominican Republic Adopts IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
The Dominican Republic adopted the IHRA definition of antisemitism at a Santo Domingo forum, becoming the seventh Latin American country...
August 26, 2026
Evangelical Pastors Back Nicaragua Constitutional Reform Bill
Evangelical pastors publicly backed the Nicaragua constitutional reform bill that would set seven-year terms, even as religious groups report persecution.
August 26, 2026
ECLAC: Panama Canal Economy Still the Engine as Growth Seen at 4.4%
ECLAC says the Panama Canal economy keeps carrying Panama's growth, projected at 4.4% in 2026 and 4.6% in 2027, but...
August 26, 2026
El Salvador Food Inflation Falls to Region’s Second-Lowest in July
El Salvador food inflation eased to 2.49 per cent in July, a six-month low and the second-lowest reading in Central...
August 26, 2026
Guatemala Maps 924 Vulnerable Settlements as Enade Targets Homicides
Guatemala vulnerable settlements now total 924 on a new national registry, while business summit Enade proposes halving the homicide rate...
August 26, 2026
US Backs Honduras Energy Reform as Liberal Deputies Split on Bill
The US embassy reaffirmed support for the Honduras energy reform in talks with Congress, while Liberal deputies prepared a counterproposal.
August 26, 2026
IFX Data Centers Get US$400 Million AI Upgrade Across the Region
IFX data centers will absorb more than US$400 million through 2027 as the regional operator rebrands and bets on artificial-intelligence...
August 26, 2026
Senate Rapporteur Keeps Chamber’s Text of Security PEC
Senator Rogério Carvalho, rapporteur of Brazil's security PEC, will recommend approval of the Chamber's text without changes to speed up...
August 26, 2026
Haddad Doubts Enel Will Keep Its São Paulo Power Concession
Fernando Haddad said he doubts the federal government will renew the Enel São Paulo concession without an objective commitment to...
August 26, 2026
Embraer’s Self-Landing Phenom 300EV Wins Triple Certification
Embraer's Phenom 300EV won Anac, FAA and Easa certification on 25 August 2026, becoming the first light jet approved with...
August 26, 2026
Japanese Delegation Tours Paraguay Tannery Eyeing Leather Investment
A Japanese delegation toured the Cencoprod Paraguay tannery in Villa Hayes to explore investment in leather, collagen and gelatin from...
August 26, 2026