Gold Ends the Week at US$4,380 as Silver Outpaces It
Gold closed Friday at US$4,380.01 an ounce, up 0.77%, and silver at US$66.35, up 1.41% on the day and 3.05%...
September 19, 2026Section
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Latin American Pulse for Saturday, September 19, 2026
Latin American markets fell as the dollar firmed; Brazil's Ibovespa lost 1.06% and Mexico's IPC 0.86%, while Chile's exchange shut...
September 19, 2026
Global Economy Briefing for Saturday, September 19, 2026
Global economy: The S&P 500 closed at 7,650.50 as the Dow fell 1.69% on the week. Gold reached US$4,380 an...
September 19, 2026
Colombia’s COLCAP Jumps 1.03% as the Peso Slides to 3,166.69 per Dollar
Colombia's COLCAP closed at 2,548.22, up 1.03%, while the peso weakened to 3,166.69 per dollar. July activity grew 1.11%, below...
September 19, 2026
Merval Falls 1.29% as Argentine ADRs Slide Across Latin America
The Merval fell 1.29% to 3,021,926 points on Friday as Argentine ADRs slid, the peso closed at 1,514 per dollar...
September 19, 2026
Chile’s Market Shuts for Fiestas Patrias as the Peso Ends the Week Weaker
Santiago was shut on Friday 18 September for Fiestas Patrias. The last IPSA close was 11,381.18, and the offshore peso...
September 19, 2026
Mexico’s IPC Falls 0.78% as the Peso Slips Before Banxico
Mexico's IPC fell 0.78% to 63,375.93 on Friday as the peso closed at 17.2333 per dollar. Banxico holds at 6.50%...
September 19, 2026
Ibovespa Ends Four-Week Winning Run as CSN Leads Steel Sell-Off
The Ibovespa fell 0.41% to 185,229.17 on Friday and 1.06% on the week, its first weekly loss after four gains,...
September 19, 2026
Mexico’s Sheinbaum Confirms Trump Call, Tariff Deal Advancing
Mexico's President Sheinbaum confirmed her 22nd call with Trump and said a tariff deal is advancing. Talks resume 28 September...
September 19, 2026
Lula to Warn Trump at UN: Do Not Interfere in Brazil Vote
Brazil's Lula opens the UN General Assembly in New York on 22 September 2026 and will warn Donald Trump not...
September 19, 2026
Brazil’s Lula Launches Federal Anti-Crime Pilot in Rio de Janeiro
Brazil's President Lula launched a federal anti-organized-crime pilot in Rio de Janeiro on 18 September 2026, 16 days before the...
September 19, 2026
Brazil’s New Pix Rules: What the Fraud-Flag Changes Mean for Expats
Brazil's central bank Resolution 587 makes banks answer Pix fraud flags within seven days and caps them at five years....
September 19, 2026
Costa Rica Breaks Ties With Cuba: What Changes for Expats
Costa Rica fully broke diplomatic relations with Cuba on 18 September 2026. No flights or visas change; Costa Ricans in...
September 19, 2026
LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Saturday, September 19, 2026
Mexico holds its national earthquake drill at noon, Chile stays closed for a second holiday and Argentina posts a US$2.19...
September 19, 2026
AFCON 2027: Tanzania’s Stadium Race Enters the Home Stretch
Tanzania AFCON 2027 stadium progress: Mkapa 95% renovated, Arusha past 80%, new US$136m Dodoma build and Zanzibar's first major arena....
September 18, 2026
PayJustNow Mobile Launches on Cell C as Weaver Fintech Bets on Rewards
Weaver Fintech's PayJustNow Mobile, an MVNO on the Cell C network, began its soft rollout in late August 2026 with...
September 18, 2026
Nigeria BOI Development Bond Raises US$206 Million at 17.60%
Nigeria's BOI development bond closed oversubscribed at about US$206 million. What the five-year, 17.60% deal means for investors and local...
September 18, 2026
York Timbers Restructuring Unbundles Sabie Lodge and Farm
The York Timbers restructuring will hand a Sabie lodge and farm business to shareholders, as cash from operations rises but...
September 18, 2026
King Long Hanlink Tanzania Deal Targets Bus Sales and Service
The King Long Hanlink Tanzania deal gives a Chinese bus maker a local partner. Operators say spare parts and financing...
September 18, 2026
Accra Aayalolo Contra-Flow Study Tests Kinbu-Adenta Bus Lanes
Ghana's GAPTE has begun an Aayalolo contra-flow study in Accra, starting on the Kinbu-Adenta route, where a trial cut travel...
September 18, 2026