The US Is Now the Top Buyer of Venezuela’s Oil
Venezuela's oil exports slipped in July, but the story is the reversal: since Maduro's capture the US is the top...
August 11, 2026Section
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USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, August 11, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for August 11: four days after weak jobs data killed rate-hike bets, an oil rally...
August 11, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 11: the DAX hit a record 26,454 on falling oil prices while Hannover airport closed...
August 11, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for August 11: China is rebuilding its soybean relationship with Washington while Brazil holds 73.6% of its...
August 11, 2026
Mexico’s Industrial Production Rebounds 1.7% in June
Mexico's industrial production rose 1.7% in June 2026, led by mining and construction, a rebound that hints at resilience amid...
August 11, 2026
CSN Completes a US$1 Billion Debt Swap as Its Cement Sale Heats Up
CSN's debt exchange swapped US$1 billion of 2028 notes into 2030 bonds as its cement-unit sale draws Votorantim and Chinese...
August 11, 2026
Brazil’s Top Electoral Court Weighs a Bolsonaro Deepfake — and AI’s Limits
The TSE deepfake case asks whether an AI video of Bolsonaro backing his son is banned even without deceit —...
August 11, 2026
Brazil’s Public Debt Climbs to 81.9% of GDP
Brazil's public debt rose to 81.9% of GDP in June 2026, its highest since 2021, as high interest costs keep...
August 11, 2026
Chile Declares a Preventive Weather Emergency Across Five Northern Regions
Chile's weather emergency covers five northern regions from Arica to Coquimbo as a rare frontal system threatens rain, snow and...
August 11, 2026
Edenor Buys MetroGAS From YPF for US$780 Million
Edenor's MetroGAS deal buys YPF's stakes for US$780 million, lifting MetroGAS shares as YPF pivots capital toward Vaca Muerta shale...
August 11, 2026
Argentina Buys Back US$781 Million in Central-Bank Debt as the Peso Tests 1,500
Argentina's Letras buyback retires US$781 million of central-bank debt as the peso tests 1,500 — still far below its true...
August 11, 2026
BTG Pactual Posts a Record Quarter and Buys Banco Digimais
BTG Pactual's Q2 results set records — R$5.1 billion adjusted profit and 26.7% ROAE — as it moves to buy...
August 11, 2026
JPMorgan Cuts Brazil to Neutral and Trims Its Ibovespa Target
JPMorgan's downgrade of Brazil to Neutral and a lower 185,000 Ibovespa target reflect the end of the rate-cut cycle and...
August 11, 2026
New CNT/MDA Poll Puts Lula at 42% and Ahead of Flávio Bolsonaro
The CNT/MDA poll puts Lula at 42.4% to Flávio Bolsonaro's 28.7% and ahead 48-39 in a runoff, though a Gerp...
August 11, 2026
Brazil’s Copom Minutes Signal Caution Even as It Cuts to 14%
Brazil's Copom minutes urged 'serenity and caution' after cutting the Selic to 14%, leaving September open and the market split...
August 11, 2026
Brazil’s July IPCA Inflation Falls Back Inside the Target Band
Brazil's July IPCA inflation rose just 0.07%, pulling the 12-month rate to 4.44% and back inside the target band for...
August 11, 2026
Colombia Earthquake Toll Passes 181 as a National Disaster Is Declared
Colombia's earthquake has killed at least 181 people, most in Cali, as President de la Espriella declares a national disaster...
August 11, 2026
Latin America Needs Four Workers to Match One American, IDB Finds
An IDB report puts Latin America's productivity gap at four workers to match one American, blaming informality and skills gaps....
August 11, 2026
Chile Wants Its Own Instant Payments — but Not a Central-Bank Pix
Instant payments in Chile are taking shape through a bank-led project called Tiro, as the central bank regulates rather than...
August 11, 2026
Guyana’s Kurupung Uranium Plan Runs Into Indigenous Opposition
A Canadian firm's Kurupung uranium project in Guyana's Region Seven faces Indigenous opposition over consultation as drilling nears. What is...
August 11, 2026