Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Monday, September 14, 2026
Copom decides Wednesday with a cut to 13.75% about 95% priced, hours before the Fed is expected to raise US...
September 14, 2026Section
Latest News
Choose your feed
IMF Mission to Argentina Arrives the Week of 21 September for a Third Review
A Fund team flies to Buenos Aires the week of 21 September. The IMF mission to Argentina checks reserves, financing...
September 14, 2026
Three Points in Two Quarters: The Poverty Rate in Argentina Is Climbing Again
Three in ten Argentines cannot cover a basic basket. The poverty rate in Argentina stopped falling in early 2026. The...
September 14, 2026
Global Economy Briefing — September 14, 2026
Global economy: Fed rate-rise bets near 90%, Brent back above US$100 and China data set the tone. Four central banks...
September 14, 2026
Grain Prices Fall After USDA Raises World Wheat Stocks
Soybeans fell 2.7% and wheat 2.2% on Friday after the USDA's September report landed above trade estimates. Brazil's firmer real...
September 14, 2026
Colombia Security Package Would Let Police Enter Universities
Colombia's president would send police into public universities during violent protest. He also blamed the last government for the state...
September 14, 2026
Oil Pulls Back Friday but Still Gains Nearly 9% on Week
Brent settled at US$104.61 and WTI at US$100.05 on Friday, both down on the day but up 8.7% and 9.4%...
September 14, 2026
Brazil’s Banco Master Asset Freeze Reaches a Picasso and Two Basquiats
A Brazilian justice froze art, homes and boats held abroad in the Banco Master asset freeze. A Picasso and two...
September 14, 2026
Brazilian Steel Shares Split as Import Barriers Hold
Gerdau rose 0.98% to US$5.15 on Friday while CSN fell 7.97% to US$1.27, though CSN still ended the week higher....
September 14, 2026
Brazil Supreme Court Votes Tuesday on Investigating One of Its Own
Brazil's top court votes on Tuesday on whether police may investigate Justice Alexandre de Moraes. No sitting justice has faced...
September 14, 2026
Zinc Falls to US$4,015 a Tonne but Scarcity Premium Holds
Zinc settled at US$4,015 a tonne on Friday, down 2.19%, yet nearby metal still costs US$143 more than metal for...
September 14, 2026
Lithium Slides as a Data Revision Doubles China’s Stockpiles
Lithium futures fell 5% to about US$20,100 a tonne on Friday after a Chinese data provider doubled its reported stockpiles....
September 14, 2026
Copper Ends First Losing Week Since June on Tariff Stall
Copper closed at US$14,233 a tonne on Friday after a record high and a stalled US tariff plan, ending its...
September 14, 2026
Gold and Silver Rebound but End the Week Lower on Fed Bets
Gold closed at US$4,348 and silver at US$64.39 on Friday, rebounding from Thursday's slump but lower on the week as...
September 14, 2026
Bitcoin Slips Near US$76,838 as Rate Bets Firm
Bitcoin settled at US$76,838 on Sunday, September 13, as markets price a 90% Fed hike chance. Ethereum, Solana and XRP...
September 14, 2026
Oil Prices Ended the Week Near $105. Ten Million Barrels a Day Are Not Being Pumped
Oil prices September 2026: Saudi output of 5.97M bpd vs a 10M target is a physical shortfall, not risk premium....
September 13, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Sunday, September 13, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for September 13: Washington schedules bans and a 50-per-cent tariff, Canada's buy-Canadian boycott reshapes supermarket
September 13, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief — Sunday, September 13, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for September 13: Sweden votes with the far right at the door, Berlin absorbs the AfD's 43.8...
September 13, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief — Sunday, September 13, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for September 13: BRICS adopts the New Delhi Declaration on day one, Modi and Xi pursue a...
September 13, 2026
What Is Actually Confirmed About Milei’s United Nations Trip
Milei’s General Assembly travel and a 23 September New York forum are confirmed. A Trump meeting on the Falklands is...
September 13, 2026