Chile Declares a Disaster Zone After Rain Hits the Driest Desert
Tocopilla is under a state of catastrophe after about 30 millimetres of rain fell in hours, leaving one dead, three...
August 19, 2026Section
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Prosecutors Give Brazil’s Environment Agency Five Days on Amazon Oil
Federal prosecutors gave Ibama five days to justify three more Petrobras wells in the Foz do Amazonas basin, days after...
August 19, 2026
Steel Wrap: Gerdau and Ternium Fall as Global Producers Retreat
Latin American steel shares fell Tuesday as tariff shields were offset by weak demand. Gerdau and Ternium dropped, CSN ticked...
August 19, 2026
Oil Wrap: Iran Supply Fears Lift Crude; YPF Slips
WTI and Brent hit three-week highs as Iran vows to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed. Petrobras dips, YPF retreats...
August 19, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Latin America's mood today is caught between structural opening and political exposure.
August 19, 2026
Global Economy Briefing — August 19, 2026
Global economy: Global stocks slip as semiconductor sell-off deepens; focus turns to Fed path and Brazil’s high-yield real amid Selic...
August 19, 2026
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Brazil pre-market setup for Aug 19: Copom Selic bets, B3 radar and the levels to watch before the bell. See...
August 19, 2026
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa & the Real — August 19, 2026
Brazil's Ibovespa fell for an 11th straight session on August 18, 2026, as Casas Bahia's bankruptcy filing and a stronger...
August 19, 2026
Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso — August 19, 2026
Mexico's S&P/BMV IPC closed +0.07% at 64,301 as Cemex fell 3.5% and the peso weakened to 17.07 per dollar on...
August 19, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — August 19, 2026
Chile's stock market rose on August 18, with the S&P IPSA gaining 0.34% to 11,187 as lithium and retail names...
August 19, 2026
Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso — August 19, 2026
Argentina's Merval stock index fell 1.89% on August 18 as country risk rose near two-month highs, while the peso held...
August 19, 2026
Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso — August 19, 2026
Colombia's COLCAP index gained 0.36% to 2,461.23 on August 18, while the peso was flat. Here's what drove the session.
August 19, 2026
LatAm Pre-Open — Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Latin American markets: LatAm pre-open: dollar steady, oil up, chips down. Read the region's five exchanges, currencies and the Brazil...
August 19, 2026
Copper Drops 1.8% as China Demand Worries Bite
Copper futures fell Tuesday, August 18, 2026, as China demand worries outweighed a tight physical market. CPER, Southern Copper and...
August 19, 2026
Lithium Wrap: Lithium Miners Fall 2.9% as Futures Fade
LIT ETF dropped to US$74.02 and Albemarle slipped to US$132.71 in Tuesday's session, even as China's spot carbonate benchmark edged...
August 19, 2026
Iron Ore Wrap: Vale Slips as Ore Edges Higher
Vale's US shares fell 0.51% to US$13.68 on Tuesday while the seaborne iron ore benchmark rose 0.35%. We explain the...
August 19, 2026
Zinc Slips and Latin American Miners Nexa and Buenaventura Follow
Zinc eased on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, as tight LME stocks met softer risk appetite. Nexa Resources and Buenaventura shares...
August 19, 2026
Venezuela Signs US Oil Deals as Half Its Crude Heads North
Hunt Oil Venezuela contract covers two eastern onshore fields, with an SLB reservoir deal alongside, as a US official puts...
August 19, 2026
How AI Is Reshaping Customer Service for Brazilian Businesses
With roughly 9 million Brazilian companies already using AI, customer service is where the technology is turning from projection into...
August 19, 2026
Folha Names São Paulo’s Best Restaurants and Bars for 2026
Folha handed out its 2026 São Paulo dining awards at the Sala São Paulo on Monday: 43 jury winners, 20...
August 18, 2026