Argentina Approves a US$6.4 Billion Vaca Muerta Project in a Single Day of Deals
Argentina approved a US$6.4 billion Vaca Muerta RIGI project for Tecpetrol on 19 August, the same day San Juan ratified...
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Argentina’s Security Minister Says Suicides in the Forces Rose 30%, and Points to Debt
Argentina security forces suicides rose 30% in 2025 against 2024, the security minister said, pointing to mental health, indebtedness and...
August 20, 2026
Brazil Will Not Hit Back at US Tariffs This Year, Its Trade Minister Says
Brazil US tariff retaliation will not arrive before December, the trade minister said. The reciprocity process has a 60-day information...
August 20, 2026
Prosecutors Want Marçal Off the Ballot, and His Own Wealth Filing Changed by Billions
Electoral prosecutors asked the TSE to reject the Marçal candidacy and bar him from debates, days after he cut his...
August 20, 2026
The OAS Just Voted 29-1 on Nicaragua. Brazil Was the One
The OAS Nicaragua vote passed 29-1-1 on 19 August, summoning foreign ministers. Brazil voted against and Mexico abstained.
August 20, 2026
Coca-Cola Is Spending US$2 Billion on Mexico’s Corner Shops
Coca-Cola Mexico investment: the bottling system says it will spend more than US$2 billion modernising over a million tienditas, part...
August 20, 2026
Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Seeks US$1.5 Billion From Panama Over Canal Ports
CK Hutchison seeks over US$1.5 billion from Panama in treaty arbitration after the Supreme Court voided its Balboa and Cristobal...
August 20, 2026
Argentina Opens 50-Year Tender for Belgrano Cargas Freight Railway
Argentina opened a 50-year tender for the Belgrano Cargas freight railway, covering 7,594 km in 16 provinces, with bids opened...
August 20, 2026
Bolivia Fuel Debt Hits US$800 Million as IMF Money Waits
Bolivia fuel debt reaches about US$800 million at state oil firm YPFB as imports fall 31% and the US$1.9 billion...
August 20, 2026
Lithium Wrap: SQM, Albemarle Rise 1% on Soft China
Lithium miners climbed Wednesday though Chinese spot carbonate fell 1.21%, showing equities pricing a bottom. SQM, Albemarle gain; LIT ETF...
August 20, 2026
Iron Ore Rises: Vale, China Steel Demand Drive Session
Iron ore proxies climbed on Wednesday as China's import resilience offset weaker steel output. Vale, CSN Mineração and Rio Tinto...
August 20, 2026
Zinc Gains as Smelter Tightness Meets Firm Demand
Zinc edged higher on Wednesday, with Nexa Resources jumping over 5% as investors bet that constrained smelting and construction demand...
August 20, 2026
Gerdau Drops 4.5% as Steel Tariffs Fail to Lift Brazil
Gerdau's ADR slid 4.50% and CSN fell 2.22% on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, even as Ternium rose 0.58%. Cheap Chinese...
August 20, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Thursday, August 20, 2026
Latin America Pulse: Brazil frets over high rates, Mexico fights over a revoked US visa, and Colombia declares an economic...
August 20, 2026
Global Economy Briefing — August 20, 2026
Global economy: Global bonds steadied after the U.S. Treasury doubled long-bond buybacks, easing yields and weighing on the dollar, while...
August 20, 2026
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Thursday, August 20, 2026
Ibovespa: Copom bets and a Thursday CMN meeting set the tone for B3. Into the open, watch the Selic wager,...
August 20, 2026
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa & the Real — August 20, 2026
Brazil's Ibovespa broke its 11-day losing streak, closing up 0.90% at 167,830 points. The real gained and USD/BRL fell to...
August 20, 2026
Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso — August 20, 2026
Mexico's S&P/BMV IPC stock index rose 0.41% and the peso strengthened past 17 per dollar as mining names led. Full...
August 20, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — August 20, 2026
Chile stocks rose on August 19, with the S&P IPSA gaining 0.49% and the peso firming against the dollar, as...
August 20, 2026
Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso — August 20, 2026
Argentina's Merval stock index fell while the peso slipped against the dollar as investors took profits. See the key stocks...
August 20, 2026