As of 12:31 a.m. US Eastern Time (ET) · 2:31 a.m. Brasília, Tuesday 10 November 2026 · US National Hurricane Center outlooks issued overnight, exchange rates to the latest published rate, prediction markets at 12:31 a.m. ET
The Short Version
In short: Argentina’s bank branches are closed again today, so plan on cards and bank apps. Brazil’s central bank publishes the minutes of its rate decision this morning, and Mexico and Colombia both reported October inflation on Monday.
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Argentina: bank branches are shut on Tuesday 10 November. Monday was a national holiday, and Wednesday 11 November is a public holiday only in Buenos Aires province. Status Board
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Mexico and Colombia: October inflation is out. Mexico’s rose above forecasts, while Colombia’s came in just under. Status Board
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Brazil: the central bank explains its rate hold today. The Rio Times economic calendar, our own listing of scheduled data releases, shows the minutes this morning, with the hour not confirmed. Today’s Clock
What changed since yesterday: Mexico’s and Colombia’s inflation figures are now known, and Colombia’s official dollar rate weakened by about 1% for Tuesday. The overnight storm outlooks show no new system near our countries. Money Today
00Do Today
Countries are sorted by urgency, and each checklist runs visa, weather, authorities, then money. Every item links to the block with the details.
Argentina Today
AuthoritiesBank branches are closed on Tuesday 10 November under a central-bank notice, after Monday’s national holiday for the visit of Pope Leo XIV, the head of the Catholic Church. Status Board
MoneyThe wholesale rate (the official interbank rate) was 1,545.50 pesos per US$1 on Thursday 5 November, and the blue (informal) rate sold at 1,555 on Monday. Money Today
Brazil Today
AuthoritiesThe central bank publishes the minutes of its 4 November rate decision this morning, according to the Rio Times economic calendar, and the hour is not confirmed. Today’s Clock
MoneyThe official rate was 5.5146 reais per US$1 on Monday, weaker than Friday’s 5.5013. Money Today
Colombia Today
VisaAsk the Foreign Ministry what applies if you have not transferred an older permanent-resident visa, because its deadline was 31 October 2026. Visas, Residency and Tax
MoneyThe official rate for Tuesday is 3,269.88 pesos per US$1, about 1.0% weaker than the rate that applied through Monday. Money Today
Mexico Note
AuthoritiesInflation for October was 3.75% over twelve months, up from 3.45% in September. Status Board
MoneyThe peso closed Monday at 18.5329 per US$1, firmer than Friday’s 18.6285, and that is a market close, not an official rate. Money Today
Peru and Chile Note
AuthoritiesChile’s central bank publishes minutes of its latest policy meeting on Wednesday 11 November, and Peru’s central bank decides on interest rates on Thursday 12 November. The Calendar Ahead
MoneyPeru’s sol closed Monday at 3.4079 per US$1. Money Today
01Weather Watch
No New Storm Near Latin America Outlook
AreaNorth Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of America and eastern Pacific
StatusFormation of a tropical cyclone is not expected in either basin during the next 7 days
TimingThe outlook names only Tropical Storm Pena, several hundred miles south-southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii
Next update7:00 a.m. ET outlooks
The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) expects no new tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea or the Gulf of America, the US name for the Gulf of Mexico, over the next 7 days. For the eastern Pacific it says the same, and its outlook names only Tropical Storm Pena near Hawaii.
Outlooks cover storm formation, not rain or flood risk on the ground. Follow your national weather service for local alerts.
Source: NHC Atlantic and eastern Pacific outlooks, issued overnight, Tuesday 10 November 2026
02Today’s Clock
Every time is shown in US Eastern Time first, then in local time. Today’s fixed times are the NHC’s scheduled outlooks, and the Brazilian central-bank minutes have no confirmed hour.
Hour not confirmedBrasília
Brazil: minutes of the Copom, the central bank’s rate committee, for its 4 November decision to hold the Selic (Brazil’s benchmark rate) at 13.75%.
Date: Rio Times economic calendar
7:00 a.m. ET7:00 a.m. Miami
NHC: next scheduled tropical weather outlooks for the Atlantic and the eastern Pacific.
Details in Weather Watch
1:00 p.m. ET1:00 p.m. Miami
NHC: second daytime outlooks for both basins.
Details in Weather Watch
7:00 p.m. ET7:00 p.m. Miami
NHC: evening outlooks for both basins.
Details in Weather Watch
All dayBuenos Aires
Argentina: bank branches closed under a central-bank notice; the holiday is public in Buenos Aires city and Córdoba province only.
Details in Status Board
All dayPanama City
Panama: remembrance of the first cry of independence from Spain in 1821 in Villa de los Santos, a town in Panama; sources differ on whether it is a day off.
Date: Rio Times economic calendar
03Money Today
Brazil’s real and Colombia’s peso weakened in the latest rates, while Mexico’s peso and Peru’s sol firmed. Argentina’s bank holiday means no new wholesale rate, so its card still shows Thursday’s.
Brazilian Real BRL
5.5146reais per US$1
PTAX sell rate (the central bank’s reference dollar rate, an average of four quotes taken between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Brasília time), Mon 9 Nov
+0.0133 (+0.24%) vs 5.5013 on Fri 6 Nov · real weaker
R$1,000 ≈ US$181
Source: Banco Central do Brasil (Brazil’s central bank), 9 Nov 2026
Mexican Peso MXN
18.5329pesos per US$1
Market close, Mon 9 Nov, not the official FIX rate (the Bank of Mexico’s daily reference rate)
−0.0956 (−0.51%) vs 18.6285 on Fri 6 Nov · peso firmer
MXN 10,000 ≈ US$540
Source: a commercial market-data feed, 9 Nov 2026
Colombian Peso COP
3,269.88pesos per US$1
TRM (Colombia’s official reference rate) applying Tue 10 Nov
+32.05 (+0.99%) vs 3,237.83 that applied Sat 7 to Mon 9 Nov · peso weaker
COP 1,000,000 ≈ US$306
Source: Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia, the financial regulator, via datos.gov.co (Colombia’s open-data portal), read 10 Nov 2026
Peruvian Sol PEN
3.4079soles per US$1
Market close, Mon 9 Nov; the central bank’s interbank rate could not be read
−0.0347 (−1.01%) vs 3.4426 on Fri 6 Nov in this feed; other reference rates show a smaller fall of about 0.5% · sol firmer
PEN 1,000 ≈ US$293
Market close, 9 Nov 2026, same feed as the Mexican peso card
Argentine Peso ARS
1,545.50pesos per US$1
Wholesale reference rate, Thu 5 Nov, the latest published; other rates as of Mon 9 Nov: blue (informal) sell 1,555 and CCL (dollars obtained by trading securities) sell 1,664.90
−0.50 (−0.03%) vs 1,546.00 on Wed 4 Nov · peso barely firmer
ARS 1,000,000 ≈ US$647 at the wholesale rate, US$601 at the CCL sell rate
Source: Banco Central de la República Argentina (the central bank), wholesale reference rate via its open-data API; other rates from DolarApi (a public exchange-rate data service), read 10 Nov 2026
Colombia’s official rate for Tuesday weakened by about 1.0%, and Brazil’s real softened by 0.2%. Mexico’s peso firmed about 0.5%, and Peru’s sol firmed between 0.5% and 1.0% depending on the reference rate.
04Status Board
Mexico Inflation
September: 3.45% over twelve monthsOctober: 3.75% over twelve months and 0.65% for the month, published Mon 9 Nov; core inflation, which leaves out food and energy, was 3.80% over twelve months and 0.34% for the monthUp for the third straight month and above the forecasts in the Rio Times economic calendar: 3.65% for the year, 0.55% for the month and 0.31% for core for the month
Source: INEGI, Mexico’s national statistics institute, 9 Nov 2026
Colombia Inflation
September: 6.29% over twelve monthsOctober: 6.30% over twelve months and 0.20% for the month, published Mon 9 NovAlmost unchanged and below the forecasts in the Rio Times economic calendar: 6.4% for the year and 0.3% for the month
Source: DANE, Colombia’s national statistics office, 9 Nov 2026
Brazil Wholesale Prices
September: the IGP-DI, a price index from the Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), a Brazilian economics institute, rose 1.5% for the monthOctober: the figure was due Mon 9 Nov, and we could not read itThe Rio Times economic calendar listed the September reading of 1.5% as the previous value
Source: FGV and the Rio Times economic calendar, 9 Nov 2026
Argentina Banks
Mon 9 Nov: national holiday under Decree 1103/2026, the government order for the pope’s visitTue 10 Nov: bank branches closed nationwide under a central-bank noticeWednesday 11 November is a public holiday in Buenos Aires province only; branches reopen after the closure unless a local holiday applies
Source: Boletín Oficial (Argentina’s official gazette) and Argentina’s central bank, Nov 2026
Brazil Interest Rate
Wed 16 Sep: the Selic was cut to 13.75%Wed 4 Nov: the Copom held the Selic at 13.75%Minutes of that meeting are due this morning; Polymarket (a crypto-based prediction platform) traders see no change in December
Source: Banco Central do Brasil, 4 Nov 2026
Mexico Interest Rate
Bank of Mexico’s rate before Thursday’s decision: 6.50%Thu 5 Nov: cut by 0.25 point to 6.25%, a 3 to 2 votePolymarket traders see no change at the December meeting; see What Prediction Markets Say
Source: Banco de México, 5 Nov 2026
Brazil Enem Exam
Sun 8 Nov, day one of the national university entrance exam: 32% of registered test-takers stayed away, a preliminary countDay two is Sunday 15 November, five days from nowEducation Ministry figures for day one were preliminary
Source: Brazil’s Education Ministry (MEC) and Inep (Brazil’s education research agency), Nov 2026
05Visas, Residency and Tax
Colombia Deadline Passed
Holders of a permanent-resident visa issued under the earlier rules had to transfer it before 31 October 2026, under the Foreign Ministry’s Resolution 9316 of 2024, the rule that set the deadline. The ministry says the process is done entirely online and is required to obtain the foreigner ID card (cédula de extranjería) from Migración Colombia, the immigration agency.
The 31 October deadline has passed, and we found no extension. If you have not finished, ask the ministry’s visa office what applies to your case.
Source: Cancillería de Colombia (Foreign Ministry), Resolution 9316 of 2024 and its visa-transfer guidance
File photo: Plaza de Bolívar in Bogotá, Colombia, where the Foreign Ministry’s visa rules apply nationwide.
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As of 12:31 a.m. ET (2:31 a.m. Brasília), 10 November 2026
Bank of Mexico Decision in DecemberPolymarket (a crypto-based prediction platform): no change about 87.0%, a 0.25-point cut about 13.0%. US$27,440 traded.
Brazil Rate Decision in DecemberPolymarket: no change about 89.0%, a 0.25-point cut about 7.0%. US$68,657 traded.
Colombia Rate Decision in DecemberPolymarket: no change about 65.0%, a 0.25-point rise about 31.9%. US$39,656 traded.
Chile Rate Decision in DecemberPolymarket: no change about 56.0%, a 0.25-point rise about 43.5%. US$24,832 traded.
Argentina Monthly Inflation in OctoberPolymarket: a reading of 1.9% to 2.1% about 59.5%, and 1.6% to 1.8% about 33.5%. US$42,058 traded.
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Source: Polymarket, 10 Nov 2026
07The Calendar Ahead
Tue 10 Nov
Morning, hour not confirmed Brasília Brazil: minutes of the Copom, the central bank’s rate committee, for its 4 November decision
Tue 10 Nov
All day Argentina: bank branches closed under a central-bank notice
Tue 10 Nov
All day Panama: remembrance of the first cry of independence; sources differ on whether it is a day off
Wed 11 Nov
6:30 a.m. ET · 8:30 a.m. Santiago Chile: minutes of the central bank’s latest policy meeting
Wed 11 Nov
7:00 a.m. ET · 9:00 a.m. Brasília Brazil: services sector growth for September
Wed 11 Nov
7:00 a.m. ET · 6:00 a.m. Mexico City Mexico: industrial production for September; forecast 0.5% for the month vs 0.69% before
Wed 11 Nov
All day Argentina: public holiday in Buenos Aires province only
Thu 12 Nov
7:00 a.m. ET · 9:00 a.m. Brasília Brazil: consumer inflation (the IPCA index) for October
Thu 12 Nov
2:00 p.m. ET · 4:00 p.m. Buenos Aires Argentina: inflation for October; forecast 1.8% for the month vs 1.9% before, and 32.7% for the year vs 33.4%
Thu 12 Nov
Hour not confirmed Lima Peru: central bank rate decision; the calendar lists the previous rate as 4.25%
Fri 13 Nov
7:00 a.m. ET · 9:00 a.m. Brasília Brazil: retail sales for September; forecast −0.2% for the month vs 0.1% before
Sun 15 Nov
Brazil: second day of Enem
Mon 16 Nov
Mexico: Revolution Day holiday; Colombia: Independence of Cartagena holiday
Forecasts and hours: Rio Times economic calendar, 10 Nov 2026; Enem dates: Inep; Argentine holidays: Decree 1103/2026 and the central bank’s bank-holiday notice
08Frequently Asked Questions
Are Banks Open in Argentina Today?
Branches are closed nationwide on Tuesday 10 November 2026 under a central-bank notice, after Monday’s national holiday under Decree 1103/2026. Argentine press reports say cards, bank apps and transfers keep working.
What Was Mexico’s Inflation in October?
INEGI, Mexico’s statistics institute, reported 3.75% over twelve months on Monday 9 November 2026, up from 3.45% in September. The Rio Times calendar forecast was 3.65%.
What Was Colombia’s Inflation in October?
DANE, Colombia’s national statistics office, reported 6.30% over twelve months on Monday 9 November 2026, against 6.29% in September. That was slightly below the 6.4% forecast in the Rio Times calendar.
Sources: Rio Times economic calendar; US National Hurricane Center; Banco Central do Brasil; a commercial market-data feed; Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia; Banco Central de la República Argentina; DolarApi; INEGI; DANE; Banco de México; Cancillería de Colombia (Colombia’s Foreign Ministry); Inep; Brazil’s Education Ministry; Boletín Oficial; Polymarket.
This article was produced by The Rio Times’ automated AI newsroom. Editorial responsibility: Matthias Camenzind, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief. The Rio Times also runs Ask Rio Times, which answers from 100,000+ of our own articles, the daily Latin America Power Map, and prediction-market odds on elections and markets.. How we use AI · Report an error
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