Mexico’s Industrial Production Grew 1.7% in June, but the Half Was Flat
Mexico's industrial production rose 1.7% year on year in June, but activity was flat across the first half of 2026,...
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Mexico’s Foreign Direct Investment Climbs 10.4% as Nearshoring Holds Up
Mexico's foreign direct investment rose 10.4% to US$23.591 billion in Q1 2026 as nearshoring held up, while inflation eased to...
August 12, 2026
Bolivia’s Currency Experiment: The Dollar Rate Slides Again
Bolivia's currency reform ended a 15-year fixed rate; weeks in, the managed official dollar rate has slid to Bs 11.77,...
August 12, 2026
Noboa Takes Ecuador’s Shopping List to China
Ecuador's President Noboa took a state visit to China with an agenda spanning trade, mining investment and financing, plus a...
August 12, 2026
Bolivia Pitches a New Investment Agency, With a Bet on AI
Bolivia's new Investment Law proposes a National Investment Agency to court capital, with officials pledging to prioritize artificial intelligence.
August 12, 2026
The ILO Warns El Niño Could Squeeze Jobs Across Latin America
The ILO warns El Niño in 2026-2027 could squeeze jobs and incomes across Latin America, hitting informal, rural and outdoor...
August 12, 2026
Boric Turns to Self-Criticism, Admitting Missteps in His First Cabinet
Chile's President Gabriel Boric admitted mistakes in his first cabinet and called the pension withdrawals a great error, in a...
August 12, 2026
Chile’s Top Court Takes Up Challenges to the Government’s Reconstruction Law
Chile's Constitutional Court admitted opposition challenges to the government's reconstruction law, targeting tax-stability and environmental provisions
August 12, 2026
Kast Unveils a 30-Measure Plan to Fight Organized Crime in Chile
Chile frontrunner José Antonio Kast unveiled ACOT, a 30-measure organized crime plan, from tougher prisons to a new asset-seizure agency.
August 12, 2026
Chile Green-Lights US$2.9 Billion in New Investment Projects in July
Chile approved 22 investment projects worth US$2,887 million in July, led by energy and mining, including a US$1,300 million Escondida...
August 12, 2026
Mexico Says Intentional Homicides Have Halved. Here’s What That Really Means
Sheinbaum says Mexico's intentional homicides fell 51% since September 2024, from 86.9 to 42.5 a day. The drop is real,...
August 12, 2026
Chilean Giants Team Up to Make Synthetic Fuels From Hydrogen and Pulp-Mill CO2
Chile's Arauco, Copec and Abastible launched SynFuels Biobío, a pilot to make low-carbon synthetic fuels from green hydrogen and CO2...
August 12, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, August 12, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for August 12: American inflation eased to 3.4% but still outpaced wage growth of 3.2%,...
August 12, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 12: German inflation rose to 2.8% in July, driven entirely by energy after a fuel...
August 12, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for August 12: Chinese firms are relocating into ASEAN rather than across oceans, and a BRICS trade...
August 12, 2026
Copper’s Record Run Hands Chile a Windfall as Cochilco Lifts Its Forecast
Chile's Cochilco raised its 2026 copper price forecast to US$5.95 a pound as prices hit records, handing copper-dependent Chile a...
August 12, 2026
Uruguay Bets on Green Power to Win an AI Data Centre
Uruguay's state telecom Antel will build a US$70 million AI data centre in Canelones, betting the country's near-100% renewable power...
August 12, 2026
Argentina Moves to Bar Its Own Officials From the ‘Inocencia Fiscal II’ Tax Deal
Argentina's Inocencia Fiscal II bill would let people formalize hidden savings, and now moves to bar officials to win the...
August 12, 2026
Argentina Wins Back EU Market Access for Its Poultry
Argentina regains EU market access for poultry from August 17 after a bird-flu ban, reopening a growing export before a...
August 12, 2026
Los Azules Could Make Argentina a Copper Player at Last
Los Azules, a US$2.7 billion copper project in San Juan backed by Stellantis and Rio Tinto, could make Argentina a...
August 12, 2026