LatAm Pre-Open — Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Latin American markets: LatAm Pre-Open: Brazil's IPCA-15 inflation preview leads Wednesday, with the Ibovespa riding five straight gains and Brent...
August 26, 2026Section
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Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso — August 26, 2026
Colombia's COLCAP slipped 0.09% to 2,508.47 on Tuesday while the peso's TRM fixing rose 0.8% to 3,081.67 as oil fell...
August 26, 2026
Copper Rallies as China Grid, EV Demand Offset Property Drag
Copper futures and mining shares rose on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, as China grid spending and electric-vehicle demand offset a...
August 26, 2026
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa & the Real — August 26, 2026
Brazil's Ibovespa rose 1.55% to 174,577 on Tuesday, a fifth straight gain, while the real firmed slightly to 5.1490 per...
August 26, 2026
Rodríguez Says Venezuela Exchange Rate Gap Fell to 12.3 Percent
Delcy Rodríguez said oil output topped 1.23 million barrels per day and the gap between official and parallel exchange rates...
August 25, 2026
Brazil Police Raid Municipal Offices in Banco Master Pension Probe
Federal Police served six warrants in Campo Grande over municipal pension money placed in liquidated Banco Master, part of a...
August 25, 2026
Ex-Prosecutor Accuses Fiscal Camargo of Order to Drop Petro Charge
Ex-prosecutor Marcela Laborde alleges Fiscal General Luz Adriana Camargo ordered her to drop the money-laundering charge against Nicolás Petro.
August 25, 2026
Bolivia Ends Diesel Subsidy for Large Consumers as YPFB Admits Crisis
Bolivia ended its diesel subsidy for large consumers as YPFB admitted a structural crisis, and President Paz launched a US$92.7...
August 25, 2026
BTG Pactual Gets Green Light to Trade Natural Gas in Colombia
BTG Pactual confirmed authorization to trade natural gas in Colombia, as Minerva made the first direct Colombian beef tallow shipment...
August 25, 2026
Colombia Quake Insurance Claims Triple as Court Weighs Pension Reform
Insurers received 36,415 claims from Colombia's 10 August 2026 earthquake, with an estimated cost of US$394 million, Fasecolda reported.
August 25, 2026
Caputo Demands Law to Punish Journalists Over ‘Unfounded’ Reports
Economy Minister Luis Caputo called for a law to punish journalists for 'unfounded' reports after being linked to the Lenor...
August 25, 2026
YPF Seeks Record US$16 Billion Loan as Milei Faces Congress Test
YPF hired JP Morgan to raise up to US$16 billion for Argentina LNG Phase 3, a record private project finance...
August 25, 2026
Foreign Investors Return to B3 as Squadra Flags Hapvida Mistake
Foreign investors put R$1.7 billion (≈US$331 million) into B3 equities on 21 August, reversing heavy outflows, as Squadra called Hapvida...
August 25, 2026
Brazil Senate Committee Takes Up PEC Ending 6×1 Work Schedule
Brazil's Senate CCJ received the PEC ending the 6x1 work schedule; rapporteur Omar Aziz will keep the Chamber text and...
August 25, 2026
Brazil Studies Employer Contribution to Curb Pejotização Hiring
Brazil is studying a pejotização employer contribution for firms with mostly PJ workforces, Minister Dario Durigan said, as revenue losses...
August 25, 2026
Brazil Zeros IPI Tax From 2027, Unlocks US$2.6 Billion in Credit
Brazil will zero the IPI industrial tax from January 2027, except Manaus free-zone goods, and unlocks US$2.6 billion in credit...
August 25, 2026
Morgan Stanley Brazil Report Warns of Complacency Before Election
A Morgan Stanley Brazil report warns against policy complacency before October's elections, sketching a bear case of a weaker currency...
August 25, 2026
Mexico Informality Drove 82% of Job Growth in Second Quarter
INEGI's ENOE survey shows Mexico informality reached 55.1% in Q2 2026, with 82% of new jobs informal even as World...
August 25, 2026
Sheinbaum Seeks Mexico Dual Nationality Ban for Top Elected Offices
Mexico dual nationality reform: Sheinbaum's 2026 plan would bar dual nationals from the presidency and state governorships, citing an extradition...
August 25, 2026
Chile’s Kast Retreats on Security Reform After Cross-Party Revolt
Chile's government downgraded the Kast security reform to a 30-day Senate urgency after cross-party attacks, opening a window to negotiate...
August 25, 2026