Argentina’s Falklands Bill Carries Sweeping Powers Over Money and Trade
Milei's Malvinas bill toughens penalties for Falklands resource work. It also creates a security council able to order currency curbs...
September 17, 2026Section
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Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso — September 17, 2026
The COLCAP fell about 2.16% and the peso slipped as the Fed raised rates and crude dropped 4%. Colombia took...
September 17, 2026
Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso — September 17, 2026
The Merval closed 1.7% lower at 3,028,871 and the wholesale peso slipped to 1,513.50. GDP and unemployment data land on...
September 17, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — September 17, 2026
Chile's IPSA fell 0.77% to 11,236 while the peso strengthened to 951.49 per dollar, an outlier in Latin America after...
September 17, 2026
US Oil Firms Edge Back Into Venezuela, but Exxon Has Still Not Said Yes
Venezuela rewrote its oil law to lure US firms back to the world's largest reserves. Continental signed a memorandum, but...
September 17, 2026
Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso — September 17, 2026
Mexico's market was closed on 16 September for Independence Day. The IPC's last close was 63,507.11 and the peso softened...
September 17, 2026
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa & the Real — September 17, 2026
The Ibovespa closed 0.51% lower at 185,547 and the real firmed to 5.151. Brazil cut the Selic to 13.75% hours...
September 17, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief — Thursday, September 17, 2026
Rio de Janeiro on Thursday 17 September 2026: 18-20C with light rain likely, free museums in Centro, metro fares and...
September 17, 2026
Bradesco’s Share Sale Sits Below Its Own Minimum Before the Final Round
Shareholders took up two thirds of Bradesco's new shares, leaving the turnaround bank's raise below its minimum. The leftover round...
September 17, 2026
Why Brazil’s Nubank Enters the US Without Its Own Bank Licence
Latin America's largest digital bank now serves US customers through a partner bank. Its stablecoin account tests a new model...
September 17, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief — Thursday, September 17, 2026
São Paulo on Thursday 17 September 2026: 12-17C with drizzle, MASP and the Pinacoteca, metro fares, rodizio plates and where...
September 17, 2026
Brazil’s Social Security Systems Hit by an AI Agent Attack, 375 Logins Stolen
Cybernews says an AI agent attack took 375 logins of 40 Brazilian government employees, including INSS staff. No institution has...
September 17, 2026
Buying property in Ghana as a foreigner and what the law allows
Buying property in Ghana as a foreigner means a fifty-year lease, never freehold. The searches, the fees, the fraud patterns...
September 17, 2026
LatAm Pre-Open — Thursday, September 17, 2026
The Fed raised rates to 3.75-4%. What that means for Latin American markets before Thursday's open, with Chile open and...
September 17, 2026
Braskem Shares Fall 15% as a Bank Sees No Easy Exit From Its Debt Crisis
Braskem, the Americas' leading plastics maker, fell 15.16% after UBS BB cut it to sell, warning shareholders face dilution in...
September 17, 2026
Latin America Sports Daily for Thursday, September 17, 2026
World Cup: Fluminense, Palmeiras and Estudiantes reach the Libertadores semi-finals. Flamengo host Independiente del Valle tonight, 2-0 up.
September 17, 2026
Colombia Stays on the US Drug Blacklist, but Its Aid Is Going Up
Washington again found Colombia failing on drugs, and lifted the same finding from Venezuela after two decades. No aid was...
September 17, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Thursday, September 17, 2026
Latin America absorbed a US rate rise on 16 September 2026. Brazil cut its own rate hours later and Argentina's...
September 17, 2026
Lula Refuses to Back a Rescue for Brasilia’s BRB Bank
Lula says the federal government will not put money into BRB, the bank owned by the Federal District. The dispute...
September 17, 2026
Brazil Rejects a US Memo Accusing It of Failing Against Its Two Largest Crime Gangs
Trump's annual drug memorandum says Brazil failed to confront the PCC and Comando Vermelho. Brazil was not listed, and its...
September 17, 2026