Brazil Amazonas Poll Flips the Governor’s Race in Round Two
A Brazil Amazonas poll puts Omar Aziz ahead in the first round and losing the runoff to Maria do Carmo,...
September 5, 2026Section
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Mexico Border Drones Were Smugglers’, Defence Chief Says
Mexico border drones shot down by the United States were flown by smuggling groups scouting routes, the defence secretary said...
September 5, 2026
Venezuela Oil Is Not the Government’s to Sell, Machado Says
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says Venezuela oil wealth belongs to the people, not to what she calls an illegitimate...
September 5, 2026
Cuba Health Alert: US Embassy Warns Over Water and Medicine
A Cuba health alert from the US embassy warns of a sharp rise in diarrhoeal illness and tells travellers to...
September 5, 2026
Venezuela Is Printing Cash Again, and It Still Adds Up to US$4.47 a Head
Venezuela's central bank file shows 1.94 billion banknotes at end-August 2026, up 40.5 percent since January - while the dollar...
September 5, 2026
Latin America Defense Monitor — August 30–September 5, 2026
Latin America Defense Monitor: Colombia's all-out war kills 31 in five days, US commanders warn over Iran, Green Berets in...
September 5, 2026
Rubio Colombia Trip Set for Next Week, With Ecuador and Peru
The Rubio Colombia trip runs 8 to 10 September and takes in Ecuador and Peru. It is his first visit...
September 5, 2026
Jamaica Bond Sale Will Pay for Jamaica’s Own Buyback
Jamaica bond sale of US$1 billion: most of the proceeds go straight back into retiring older debt, with tourism earnings...
September 5, 2026
GeoPark Venezuela Deal Signed for the Bare Oilfield
The GeoPark Venezuela deal was signed on state television on Friday. It is a 25-year contract to redevelop the Bare...
September 5, 2026
Mexico Confirms El Pelon as the New CJNG Leader
Mexico has publicly named Juan Carlos Valencia Gonzalez as the new CJNG leader, seven months after the founder died and...
September 5, 2026
Latin America Steel: CSN Leads, Mexico Tariffs Shield
CSN ADRs led Latin American steel on Friday, September 4, 2026, as traders weighed Brazil's 25% above-quota steel tariffs and...
September 5, 2026
Zinc Wrap: Nexa Slips as Peru, Brazil Supply Stays Tight
Zinc held firm near US$3,900 a tonne on Friday, September 4, 2026, but Latin American miner proxies Nexa and Buenaventura...
September 5, 2026
Iron Ore Steady Near US$100; Vale Slips, Rio Gains
Seaborne iron ore held near US$99.57 a tonne on Friday as firm Chinese steel output offset margin pain. Vale's New...
September 5, 2026
Bitcoin Falls Below $80k on US Jobs Data
Bitcoin slid under US$80,000 after strong US payrolls cut rate-cut bets. Ethereum fell past US$2,456 and XRP dropped.
September 5, 2026
Grains Wrap: Soy Rises, Wheat Slides on China and Black Sea
Brazil and Argentina dominate export flows as SOYB settles up 0.62%, CORN down 0.25% and WEAT down 2.66% on Friday,...
September 5, 2026
Oil Wrap: WTI Near US$91, Petrobras Slips, YPF Drops
WTI held near US$91 after renewed US-Iran fighting. Petrobras fell 1.68%, YPF dropped 2.78%, and Venezuela's oil-field reshuffle drew focus.
September 5, 2026
The Debasement Trade Is the Tree. Financial Infrastructure Is the Forest.
Vanessa Grellet of Arche Capital: August's bitcoin move was the debasement trade, not adoption. The real story is the financial...
September 5, 2026
Lithium Wrap: LIT Falls as Albemarle Leads Miners Lower
The lithium equity complex slipped on Friday, September 4, 2026, as Albemarle and SQM fell sharply while the LIT ETF...
September 5, 2026
Copper Holds Firm as US Jobs Beat Pressures Metals
CPER edged up 0.10% to US$39.95 on Friday, September 4, 2026, as traders weighed strong US payrolls against China's energy-transition...
September 5, 2026
Gold Dips to US$4,429 and Silver to US$66.17 After US Jobs Data
Gold fell 1.14% to US$4,429 and silver 1.22% to US$66.17 on Friday after strong US payrolls lifted rate-hike bets.
September 5, 2026