Ollanta Humala Released After Peru Court Annuls Conviction
Ollanta Humala released from prison July 31 after Peru's Constitutional Court annulled his 15-year Odebrecht money-laundering conviction. His wife remains...
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Brazil Approves Ferrovia Centro-Atlantica Rail Extension with US$4.1 Billion Investment
ANTT approved the Ferrovia Centro-Atlantica's R$24 billion (US$4.1B) 30-year rail plan on July 30, 2026, as VLI returns 3,100 km...
August 1, 2026
ISA Energia Transmission Deal Worth US$208M Closes
ISA Energia transmission expands with R$1.167B deal to buy the remaining 49% of IE Madeira, securing 2,385 km of lines...
August 1, 2026
American Airlines Azul Stake Cleared by Brazil
Brazil's CADE unconditionally approved American Airlines' $100M Azul stake on July 31, finding no competitive harm. See how this 8%...
August 1, 2026
Chile Copper Output Hits Worst Q2 Since 2007
Chile copper output fell 7.7% in Q2 to 1.27 million metric tons, the weakest second quarter since 2007. Codelco declines...
August 1, 2026
Chile Interest Rate Held at 4.5% as Andean Peers Diverge
Chile interest rate stays at 4.5% as the central bank unanimously holds for the fifth meeting, hiking its year-end inflation...
August 1, 2026
Argentina RIGI Investment Tops US$49 Billion on Pampa, MEGA Approvals
Argentina RIGI investment surges past US$49 billion across 23 projects. Pampa Energía’s record US$2.7B urea plant in Bahía Blanca leads...
August 1, 2026
Mallplaza Acquisition Adds Eight Colombia Malls for US$376M
Mallplaza acquires eight Gran Plaza shopping centers in Colombia for US$376M, adding 180,000 m² of GLA and expanding its regional...
August 1, 2026
Colombia Interest Rate Held at 12% as Board Splits 4-3
Colombia's central bank held its interest rate at 12.0% in a 4-3 vote and launched a US billion reserve build....
August 1, 2026
Wheat Drops 3.29%; Corn, Soy Slip — the Grains Wrap
Wheat tracker WEAT fell 3.29% to US$23.81 on 31 July 2026, while CORN slipped to US$17.65 and SOYB held near...
August 1, 2026
Oil Wrap: USO Hits US$129.17, Petrobras Rises, Ecopetrol Falls
WTI proxy USO rose 1.33% to US$129.17 on 31 July 2026. Petrobras and YPF gained, while Ecopetrol fell 1.58% after...
August 1, 2026
Zinc Equities Fall: Peru’s Buenaventura, Nexa Slide
Buenaventura ADR fell 4.96% to US$30.28 and Nexa lost 2.36% on 31 July 2026, giving back gains a day after...
August 1, 2026
Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso — August 1, 2026
Argentina's Merval fell 0.41% to 3,291,323 on Friday as banks took profits and YPF gained 1.9%; the peso firmed to...
August 1, 2026
Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso — August 1, 2026
Mexico's IPC index fell 0.58% to 66,936 on Friday as Grupo México and Peñoles slid, while the peso firmed to...
August 1, 2026
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa & the Real — August 1, 2026
Brazil's Ibovespa rose 0.47% to 177,999 as Santander Brasil jumped 13.3% on a buyout offer; the real eased to 5.0793...
August 1, 2026
Bitcoin Falls to US$62,814 as Risk-off Hits Crypto
Bitcoin fell 2.95% to US$62,814 as rate fears hit crypto; Ethereum, Solana and XRP slid too, while Latin American stablecoin...
August 1, 2026
Orbia Court Ruling: Mexican Chemicals Firm Avoids US$1.14B Suit
An Amsterdam court dismissed over €1 billion in claims against Orbia, finding it 'not plausible' conduct caused harm. Shell failed...
July 31, 2026
Colombia’s Nequi Wallet to Split from Bancolombia by 2026
Nequi Bancolombia split: the Colombian digital wallet becomes an independent financing company on September 1, staying inside Grupo Cibest.
July 31, 2026
Mercado Libre Launches Balse to Battle Shein in Latin America
Mercado Libre clothing brand 'Balse' signals a new AI-driven fast-fashion push to defend its Latin American home market from Asian...
July 31, 2026
Cyanide on Tomato Farms Kills 15 Elephants in Kenya’s Amboseli
Amboseli elephant deaths: fifteen died in a month from cyanide in pesticides sprayed on neighbouring tomato farms, Kenya Wildlife Service...
July 31, 2026