Lithium Slide: LIT, Albemarle, SQM Fall Tuesday
Lithium proxies fell on Tuesday, August 11, 2026: the LIT ETF lost 0.84%, Albemarle dropped 1.41%, and SQM eased 0.85%....
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Copper Edges up as CPER Hits US$40.22; Miners Dip—Aug 11
Copper tracker CPER settled at US$40.22, up 0.10% on Tuesday, while major producers Southern Copper and Freeport-McMoRan fell sharply. Demand...
August 12, 2026
Bitcoin Holds $63.5K as US Regulators Circle Crypto
Bitcoin settled at US$63,552 on Tuesday. The SEC called a landmark crypto rules meeting while MoneyGram expanded Solana cash ramps...
August 12, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Latin America’s mood on 12 August 2026 is split between policy fatigue and pop-culture nostalgia, anchored by a rare Nintendo...
August 12, 2026
Peru Raises 2026 Growth Outlook to 3.5%; Minister Cites Possible 4%
Peru’s 2026 growth outlook raised to 3.5% by MEF; Minister Elmer Cuba says possible 4%. Fiscal deficit targets unchanged. Five-year...
August 11, 2026
Mexico Cuts Public-Security Troops 66% and Opens Uruapan Intelligence Center
Mexico cuts public-security troops by 66% while opening Uruapan intelligence center; deployment of 1,557 personnel in Michoacán.
August 11, 2026
Analysts Split on Venezuela 2026 Growth Outlook as Data Points Diverge
Analysts are split on Venezuela 2026 growth, with forecasts ranging from 2% to 9% amid oil sector gains and earthquake...
August 11, 2026
Chile Authorizes Codelco to Reinvest 100% of 2025 Profits, Sparking Political Dispute
Chile will let Codelco reinvest 100% of 2025 profits, about US$2.42 billion — a move the government calls historic but...
August 11, 2026
Chile Cuts 2026 Copper Output Forecast to 5.27 Million Tonnes on Weak First Half
Cochilco cuts Chile's 2026 copper output forecast to 5.27 million tonnes, down 2.6%, with a rebound seen in 2027. The...
August 11, 2026
Google’s Americas Connect Cable Will Link Chile, Panama and the Dominican Republic
Google announced Americas Connect cable on August 11, 2026, linking Chile, Panama, and the Dominican Republic with Alisios, enhancing Pacific...
August 11, 2026
Milei’s Youth Support Slips as New Polls Show High Disapproval
Milei youth support slips as new polls show high disapproval among young Argentine voters, with implications for 2027 elections.
August 11, 2026
Argentina Pushes Central Bank Reform Toward August 19 Vote
Argentina pushes Central Bank reform toward an August 19 vote, aiming to end state financing and ensure price stability.
August 11, 2026
Argentina Tightens Liquidity in Its Peso Defense as the Dollar Holds Firm
Argentina's peso defense: BCRA tightens liquidity, buys dollars, holds wholesale rate near ARS 1,500. Reserves drop after IMF payment. Read...
August 11, 2026
Vale and ABB Sign AI Deal for Iron-Ore Processing Plants
Vale and ABB signed a deal on 11 August 2026 to bring AI to Vale's iron-ore plants, targeting safety and...
August 11, 2026
Bolivia’s Investment Law Faces a Skeptical, Divided Assembly
President Paz sent Bolivia’s investment law to the Assembly on Aug 11, 2026, promising investor protections — but his minority...
August 11, 2026
Ecuador’s Auto Sales Smash Records in 2026 as EVs and Hybrids Surge
Ecuador’s auto sales jumped 41.4% in the first half of 2026 to a record 78,185 units, powered by dollarized pricing,...
August 11, 2026
Cauchari-Olaroz Lands US$220 Million to Fund Its Lithium Expansion
The Cauchari-Olaroz lithium venture in Jujuy closed US$220 million in debt to fund a phased Stage 2, as Ganfeng and...
August 11, 2026
Lula Is Set to Sign Four Energy Decrees, Opening the Power Market
Lula's energy decrees will open the power market to households, and set rules for aviation fuel, carbon capture and low-carbon...
August 11, 2026
Federal Police Hit an Organized-Crime Grip on Elections in Ceará
Operation Omerta saw Brazil's Federal Police make 14 arrests in Sobral, Ceará, over an organized-crime group accused of capturing local...
August 11, 2026
Puerto Rico Clears a First Step for the US$2 Billion Esencia Resort
The Esencia resort in Cabo Rojo won a first location approval, not full permits, for a US$2 billion Puerto Rico...
August 11, 2026