Copper Closes up 0.83% as Chile, Peru Anchor Demand
Copper, tracked by CPER at US$40.00, gained 0.83% on Monday, August 31. Chile and Peru supply one-quarter of the world,...
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Bitcoin Holds $78,500 as Yields Bite; Stablecoins Rule LatAm
Bitcoin closed Monday at US$78,549 while Treasury yields pin altcoins lower. For Latin America, stablecoin flows still dwarf Bitcoin adoption.
September 1, 2026
Peru Exports Hit Record US$90 Billion in 2025, Leading the Andean Community
Peru exports reached a record US$90.1 billion in 2025, nearly half of the Andean Community's total, as the trade surplus...
September 1, 2026
Medellín Starts Water Rationing as El Niño Drains Reservoirs
Medellín water rationing starts as El Niño drains reservoirs; utility EPM warns the cuts could last into 2027, and a...
September 1, 2026
Gold & Silver Daily Wrap — Monday, August 31, 2026
Gold fell Monday as higher US rate expectations and a stronger dollar bit, while silver edged up. Mexico and Peru...
September 1, 2026
Ecopetrol Leadership Changes Reach Two More Vice Presidencies Before Board Vote
Ecopetrol leadership changes continued on 31 August with new acting heads at two vice presidencies, days before the 15 September...
September 1, 2026
IMF Chief Hails ‘Impressive’ Argentina Economic Turnaround at G20
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva praised the Argentina economic turnaround as impressive after meeting Economy Minister Luis Caputo at the G20...
September 1, 2026
Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso — September 1, 2026
Colombia's COLCAP index fell 1.33% to 2,425 while the peso weakened 1.81% to 3,219 per dollar as oil and global...
September 1, 2026
Peru El Niño Emergency: Cabinet Weighs Decree for 22 Regions as Fiscal Savings Hit 25-Year Low
Peru's El Niño emergency plan would put districts in 22 regions under a state of emergency as the Fiscal Council...
September 1, 2026
Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso — September 1, 2026
Merval climbs 1.83% to 3,033,848 as bank stocks lead a steadier peso and bond session. Argentina's country risk holds at...
September 1, 2026
Colombia Country Risk Jumps to 142 Points After 2027 Budget Lands
Colombia country risk jumped to 142 basis points after the 2027 budget, as gas reserves shrink below six years and...
September 1, 2026
White House Publishes Venezuela Oil Deal Terms as Trump Says Exxon Is Going In
White House terms of the Venezuela oil deal: a 100-year lease on 17 fields for Blue Energy Partners, a 35%...
September 1, 2026
Colombia Creates Anti-Corruption Search Bloc as Complaint Names 74 Officials
Colombia’s new anti-corruption search bloc answers to the presidency as a criminal complaint says 74 disqualified officials signed 147 state...
September 1, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — September 1, 2026
Chile's stock market fell Monday as the S&P IPSA dropped 1.14% to 11,315. Retailers led losses while the peso weakened...
September 1, 2026
Argentina Minimum Wage: CGT Refuses to Rule Out a General Strike
Argentina minimum wage fight escalates: the CGT rejects the employers' offer as derisory and refuses to rule out a general...
September 1, 2026
Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso — September 1, 2026
Mexico's S&P/BMV IPC slipped 0.08% to 65,430.32 points on Monday, while the peso strengthened to around 17 per dollar. Here...
September 1, 2026
Ten Nigerian Films Are Going to Luanda, and One Is Premiering There
FIC Luanda runs 28 October to 2 November with a Nigerian Panorama of ten films curated by Surreal16, three of...
September 1, 2026
An Egyptian Developer Is Betting US$232 Million on a Moroccan Resort Nobody Finished
A consortium led by Samih Sawiris is investing US$232 million in the first phase of the Essaouira Mogador resort, with...
September 1, 2026
A Sahel Junta and a Coastal Democracy Just Agreed Where Their Border Runs
The Ivory Coast Mali border route has been definitively adopted in Bamako, and a delimitation treaty is expected to be...
September 1, 2026
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa & the Real — September 1, 2026
Brazil's Ibovespa rose 1% to 177,419 on August 31, 2026, led by Petrobras and banks while the real firmed to...
September 1, 2026