Operation Economic Outcast: Inside America’s Economic War on Iran
Operation Economic Outcast designated 78 targets on day one, opened five Iranian sectors to secondary sanctions and warned every country...
August 30, 2026Section
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Nigeria’s Kidnap Economy: Prayers, Ransoms and Empty Villages
Gunmen took worshippers from a Niger State mosque during Friday prayers. Behind the Borgu abductions stands a ransom industry that...
August 30, 2026
The CIA Director and the Archbishop: Moscow’s Back-Channels Are Open
The CIA director flew secretly to Moscow while the Vatican's top diplomat met Lavrov the same day. What the parallel...
August 30, 2026
Why the Bank of Japan Cannot Win Its September Decision
Japanese bond yields are at 30-year highs, the yen is sliding, and inflation will not die. Ahead of the September...
August 30, 2026
The 50% Wall: How the US-Canada Trade Relationship Collapsed in a Week
Canada walked out of trade talks, Washington imposed 50% duties on $20 billion of goods under Section 338, and Ottawa...
August 30, 2026
YPFB Budgeted US$201 Million for Staff as Bolivia Imports 95% of Diesel
YPFB staff spending was budgeted at US$201 million for 2025. Bolivia imports 95% of its diesel and has just doubled...
August 30, 2026
Uruguay’s Opposition to File Criminal Complaint Against Defence Minister Over Cardama Ships
Uruguay's opposition will file a criminal complaint against Defence Minister Sandra Lazo over the cancelled Cardama patrol ship contract. What...
August 30, 2026
Argentina Inflation Down to 33.8%: Why the Last Mile Is the Hardest
Argentina inflation fell from 211% to 33.8% a year and poverty dropped to 28.2%, but monthly prices are ticking up...
August 30, 2026
Mexico Rejects US Deportations of Its Migrants to Guatemala and Honduras
Mexico rejects third-country deportations after the US flew more than 2,300 Mexican migrants to Guatemala and Honduras instead of sending...
August 30, 2026
Brazil Election: Flávio Bolsonaro Economic Team Gets a Pro-Market Reinforcement
The Flávio Bolsonaro economic team gained pro-market economists in August 2026. Who joined, what they propose, and why investors still...
August 30, 2026
Haiti Gang Violence Killed 613 Around the Capital in Five Months, the UN Says
Haiti gang violence killed at least 613 people and injured 375 around Port-au-Prince between March and July, the UN says,...
August 30, 2026
Brazil Holds Its Yellow Tariff Flag for a Fifth Straight Month
Brazil keeps its yellow tariff flag for September, adding US$0.36 per 100 kWh, as reservoirs in the Southeast stay below...
August 30, 2026
Barbados and Venezuela Sign a Sweeping Declaration in Caracas
Barbados Venezuela declaration covers energy training, scholarships and a direct cargo route. What Mia Mottley and Delcy Rodríguez agreed in...
August 30, 2026
Argentina Trade Surplus Hits US$11.7 Billion in Five Months of 2026
Argentina trade surplus reached US$11.7 billion in the first five months of 2026, topping all of 2025, as Vaca Muerta...
August 30, 2026
Guatemala Signs Decree Ending IUSI Property Tax on Homes
Guatemala published Decreto 18-2026 on 28 August 2026. The IUSI property tax falls to zero on homes, and municipalities now...
August 30, 2026
Guatemala Scraps Its Property Tax on Homes: What Foreign Owners Need to Know
Guatemala property tax: Guatemala: Property Tax Guatemala has just scrapped the annual property tax on homes including homes owned by...
August 30, 2026
Flying to Venezuela Again: What Travelers and Expats Need to Know
flights to Caracas: Travel: Venezuela From Thursday, Miami to Caracas goes twice a day again the deepest US Venezuela air...
August 30, 2026
LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Sunday, August 30, 2026
LatAm expat guide: Chile, Maule corridor: the Colb n reservoir spill continues, and SENAPRED s red alert is now precisely...
August 30, 2026
Brazil’s Gripen F Makes Its First Flight With an Air Force Pilot Aboard
Saab confirmed the Gripen F first flight at Linköping on 28 August 2026. A Brazilian Air Force test pilot flew...
August 30, 2026
South Africa’s Anti-Migrant Violence: How It Got This Far
A UN committee has told South Africa to dismantle racist vigilante groups after killings and mass displacement. How Operation Dudula...
August 30, 2026