Colombia’s New President Says The Wealth Tax Will Go — What That Means If You Live There
Colombia wealth tax abolition is the new president's first pledge. It is the levy reaching foreign residents' worldwide assets —...
August 8, 2026Section
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Argentina’s Country Risk Climbed To 451 While The Rest Of The Region Rallied
Argentina country risk closed at 451 basis points on Friday while the rest of Latin America rallied. The CCL gap...
August 8, 2026
Global Economy Briefing — August 8, 2026
The US economy shed 23,000 jobs in July, yet the S&P 500 closed at a record as investors read the...
August 8, 2026
Chilean Stocks Pause After Region’s Best Week As Inflation Cools
The IPSA slipped 0.17% on Friday but closed the week up 2.18%, the region's best, as Chilean inflation slowed from...
August 8, 2026
Mexican Stocks Jump As Weak US Jobs Data Lifts Miners And Peso
The IPC rose 0.82% to 66,938.64 on Friday and the peso reached 17.12, its strongest since February, after US employers...
August 8, 2026
Argentine Stocks Fall A Sixth Day As Country Risk Climbs To 451
The Merval fell 0.45% to 3,086,784 on Friday and country risk rose to 451 points, decoupling from a Wall Street...
August 8, 2026
Colombia Markets Closed For Boyacá; De La Espriella Takes Office
Colombia did not trade on Friday as the Battle of Boyacá holiday shut the exchange. The COLCAP ends the week...
August 8, 2026
Brazil Stocks Post Worst Week Since May As Petrobras Slides
The Ibovespa fell 1.73% to 172,513.42 on Friday, capping a 3.08% weekly loss, as Petrobras reversed and foreign money left...
August 8, 2026
Makkah Joint Defence Agreement Binds Saudi Arabia, Turkey And Pakistan
The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement commits Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan to treat an attack on one as an attack...
August 8, 2026
Brazil Q2 Earnings: Fleury Profit Jumps 46%; Energisa Swings to Loss
Brazil Q2 earnings split sharply as Fleury's profit jumped 46%, Wiz and PetroReconcavo weakened, and Energisa swung to a US$8...
August 7, 2026
Eztec Q2 Profit Falls 21% to US$22M; Launches Jump 58%
Eztec Q2 profit fell 21% to US$22 million as revenue weakened, but launches rose 58% and the developer approved a...
August 7, 2026
Alupar Q2 IFRS Profit Near Triples to US$82M; Regulatory Profit Falls
Alupar Q2 IFRS profit rose 188% to US$82 million, but regulatory profit fell 14.6% as debt costs offset stronger transmission...
August 7, 2026
ALLOS Q2 Attributable Profit Jumps 53% to US$60M
ALLOS Q2 attributable profit rose 53% to US$60 million as services expanded, mall sales grew and leverage held at 1.7...
August 7, 2026
Magazine Luiza Posts US$14M Q2 Loss as Online Sales Fall 12%
Magazine Luiza posted a US$14 million Q2 loss as e-commerce fell 11.9%, despite 10.3% physical-store growth and an 8.0% EBITDA...
August 7, 2026
Assaí Q2 Recurring Profit Up 94% to US$67M; Leverage Falls
Assaí Q2 recurring profit rose 94% to US$67 million as leverage fell to 2.37 times, though weak sales and flat...
August 7, 2026
Colombia’s Inspector General Halts a Near-Final Ecopetrol Ruling on the Eve of the Handover
The Ecopetrol SIC sanction over helicopter contracts was halted by the Procuraduría on the eve of Colombia's handover, leaving it...
August 7, 2026
Washington Fast-Tracks Military Cooperation With Colombia’s New Government — Nothing Signed Yet
US Colombia military cooperation is being rebuilt with the new government, but no agreement has been signed and the sanctions...
August 7, 2026
Half of Brazil’s Municipalities No Longer Have a Bank Branch
Brazil bank branches have fallen 42% since 2015, and 2,649 municipalities - 48% of the country - now have no...
August 7, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Friday, August 7, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for August 7: American payrolls fell 23,000 and a summer of job gains was revised...
August 7, 2026
Codelco Chairman: Four Difficult Years and a US$34 Billion Plan That Cannot Be Paid For
The Codelco chairman says the state miner faces four difficult years and cannot finance its US$34 billion plan against nearly...
August 7, 2026