Venezuela: Maduro Frontman Alex Saab Pleads Guilty in Miami
Alex Saab, long described as a frontman for Nicolas Maduro, pleaded guilty in Miami and must forfeit US$195 million taken...
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Colombia’s Ecopetrol Overhauls Board With Government-Backed Slate
Shareholders replaced six of Ecopetrol's nine board seats with a government-backed slate, a day after the acting president quit over...
September 16, 2026
Colombia Rescues 8 ELN Hostages, Kills 5 Guerrillas in Raids
Colombian troops freed eight ELN hostages in Catatumbo and killed five guerrillas in Bolivar, among them a commander accused of...
September 16, 2026
Bitcoin Slides to US$75,613 After CLARITY Act Fails
Bitcoin fell 3.26% to US$75,613 on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, after the CLARITY Act stalled in the US Senate. Ethereum...
September 16, 2026
Gold & Silver Wrap: Fed Shadow, LatAm Miners
Gold settled near five-week lows as the dollar and Treasury yields firmed ahead of the Fed, while silver edged up....
September 16, 2026
Copper Markets Firm 1.07% as Chile and Peru Supply Risks Return
Copper markets firmed on 16 September 2026 as the CPER tracker rose 1.07%, with Andean supply risk and Chinese demand...
September 16, 2026
Lithium Markets Steady as LIT Rises and Albemarle Slips
Lithium markets held steady on 16 September 2026 as the LIT tracker rose while Albemarle slipped, leaving the Andean supply...
September 16, 2026
Iron Ore Markets Slip as Vale Falls 0.96% on China Steel Doubts
Iron ore markets slipped on 16 September 2026 as Vale fell 0.96%, with doubts over Chinese steel demand weighing on...
September 16, 2026
Zinc Markets Dip as Nexa and Buenaventura Hold Firm
Zinc markets dipped on 16 September 2026 while Nexa and Buenaventura held firm, a split that tells foreign investors where...
September 16, 2026
Latin America Steel: Tariffs Shield Names as Demand Lags
Gerdau, CSN and Ternium moved on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, as investors weighed tariff walls against soft construction and auto...
September 16, 2026
Oil Markets Climb After the Saudi Pipeline Outage
Oil markets climbed on 16 September 2026 after a Saudi pipeline outage, lifting crude proxies and reviving the fuel-cost question...
September 16, 2026
Grains Rise as Soybeans Lead on Chinese Demand
Grains rose on 16 September 2026 with soybeans leading on Chinese demand, a move that reaches straight into Brazilian and...
September 16, 2026
Global Economy Briefing — September 16, 2026
Global economy: Global stocks slip as 10-year US yields hover near 5%, oil stays above US$100 and Brazil's Selic cut...
September 16, 2026
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Brazil's financial morning call for 16 September 2026: the Ibovespa, the real, the rate picture and the company news that...
September 16, 2026
Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso — September 16, 2026
Mexico's S&P/BMV IPC rose 0.46% to 64,216.98 on September 15, 2026, while the peso eased slightly. Read our full stock-market...
September 16, 2026
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa & the Real — September 16, 2026
Brazil stocks rose on Tuesday as Petrobras led the Ibovespa higher, while the real was flat. Get the full session...
September 16, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — September 16, 2026
Chile's IPSA slipped 0.17% to 11,323 while the peso firmed slightly. Falabella and Cencosud rose, but lithium and bank moves...
September 16, 2026
Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso — September 16, 2026
Argentina's Merval stock index closed at 3,079,779, down 0.16%, as banks led the pullback while the peso held at 1,506...
September 16, 2026
Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso — September 16, 2026
Colombia's COLCAP fell 0.81% to 2,567 on Tuesday and the peso firmed to 3,100.51 per dollar. What moved on the...
September 16, 2026
LatAm Pre-Open — Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Latin American markets open with Brent near US$108, a firmer dollar and the Colombian peso lagging. Where Brazil, Mexico, Chile...
September 16, 2026