Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — August 29, 2026
Chile IPSA: the index slipped 0.22% to 11,446 points on Friday as SQM fell and banks gained; the peso weakened...
August 29, 2026Section
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Oil Wrap: WTI Eases as Brazil’s Petrobras Rises on Búzios
Latin America oil: WTI eased and Brent settled at US$89.18 on Friday, while Petrobras gained 1.53% on Búzios pre-salt news...
August 29, 2026
Global Economy Briefing — August 29, 2026
Global economy: Fed Chair Warsh's Jackson Hole speech pushed September hike odds to about 57%, lifted the dollar 0.5% and...
August 29, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Saturday, August 29, 2026
Latin America Pulse: Brazil's Flávio dodges fiscal detail, Mexico's UNAM re-tests students, and Colombia slashes spending. Read the mood now.
August 29, 2026
Ecuador Orders 119 Investment Funds and Administrators to Raise Their Capital
Ecuador Orders Investment: What happened: Ecuador has ordered fund and trust administrators to hold more of their own capital, scaled...
August 28, 2026
Brazil’s Minas-Rio Rail Corridor Goes to Auction as ANTT Approves Tender Notice
Brazil Minas Rail: What happened: Brazil s land transport regulator ANTT approved the final tender notice for the Minas-Rio rail...
August 28, 2026
Uruguay Wants a Beef Market in Vietnam as Mercosur Opens Trade Talks
Uruguay Wants Beef: — What happened: Mercosur and Vietnam held their first in-person round of trade talks, led on the...
August 28, 2026
Brazil: Rio’s Santos Dumont Airport Closes After Business Jet Skids Off Runway
Brazil Santos Dumont: — What happened: A business jet skidded off the runway at Rio’s Santos Dumont airport while landing...
August 28, 2026
Itaú BBA Cuts Chile’s CMPC to a New Floor Over Its US$6 Billion Natureza Megaproject
Cuts Chile CMPC: — What happened: Itaú BBA cut its CMPC price target to 1,030 pesos (US$1.12), the lowest of...
August 28, 2026
Mercado Libre to Triple Its Logistics Network in Chile by 2027
Mercado Libre Triple: What happened: Mercado Libre will triple its logistics capacity in Chile, from 140,000 to 450,000 square metres...
August 28, 2026
Chile’s Colbún Reservoir Spills into the Maule River as Red Alert Hits the Region
Chile Colb Reservoir: What happened: The Colb n reservoir began a controlled spill into the Maule river after reaching 98...
August 28, 2026
Strait of Hormuz Declared Open After US Mine-Clearing: What It Means for Latin America
Strait Hormuz Declared: — What happened: US Central Command said on 27 August it cleared all Iranian mines from the...
August 28, 2026
Panama Sets Aside Millions for Legal Defence as Arbitration Claims Pile Up
Panama Sets Aside: What happened: The cabinet approved B/.7.88 million (US$7.88 million) to hire law firms for the state's arbitration...
August 28, 2026
Mexico Unites Treasury, Financial Intelligence and Pemex Against Fuel Theft
Mexico Unites Treasury: What happened: Mexico s finance ministry, its financial intelligence unit and Pemex signed an anti-fuel-theft pact on...
August 28, 2026
Petropar’s US$24.3 Million Aviation Fuel Tender Draws Fire Over a Hidden Partner in Paraguay
Petropar ’ Million: What happened: Paraguay s state oil firm Petropar is tendering aviation fuel supply worth up to US$24.3...
August 28, 2026
Mexico’s Grupo Salinas Says It Paid US$18.8 Billion in Taxes and Declares Feud Closed
Mexico ’ Grupo: What happened: Grupo Salinas published tax authority receipts showing 319 billion pesos (US$18.8 billion) paid since 2005.
August 28, 2026
El Salvador Exports Rise as Remittances Lose Pace and the 44-Hour Week Goes Under Review
Salvador Exports Rise: — What happened: El Salvador's exports reached US$4,036.7 million in January to July 2026, up 4.4 percent...
August 28, 2026
Paraguay Warned Its Power Could Run Short by 2030 as It Chases Doubled Exports to the US
Paraguay Warned Power: — The warning: Industry leaders say Paraguay could face power shortages, even rolling blackouts, as soon as...
August 28, 2026
Brazil’s Ambipar Faces New Creditor Appeal to Suspend September 1 Debt Vote
Brazil ’ Ambipar: — What happened: Local creditors filed a new appeal to suspend Ambipar’s debt-plan meeting set for September...
August 28, 2026
Caribbean Islands Refuse to Scrap Golden Passports as the EU Threatens Visa-Free Travel
Caribbean Islands Refuse: What happened: The EU told five Caribbean states in late June to shut their golden passport programmes...
August 28, 2026