Chile’s Fiestas Patrias 2026: What Expats Need to Know Before the September 18-19 Feriados
Chile's 18 and 19 September holidays are irrenunciables, so supermarkets and malls close both days. Thursday the 17th still works,...
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Mexico’s Independence Day 2026: Banks, No FX Fixing, Parade Routes – an Expat Playbook
Banks, immigration offices and markets close on 16 September and Banxico publishes no FIX rate. Parade route, metro changes, dry...
September 16, 2026
LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Decision day across Latin America: Brazil is expected to cut the Selic tonight, the Fed decides with a hike in...
September 16, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief — Wednesday, September 16, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief for Wednesday 16 September 2026: weather, markets, what's on today, transport and the expat day-planner.
September 16, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief — Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday: light rain, a free art morning at the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, the rate...
September 16, 2026
Carlos Slim Reignites Mexico’s Labor Debate With 12-Hour Shift Plan
Mexico's richest man renewed his call for three 12-hour days and retirement at 75, just as the country begins cutting...
September 16, 2026
33 Companies Have Left Brazil’s B3 Exchange Since 2024
Brazil's exchange now lists about 358 companies, down from 416 two years ago and the fewest since 2021. Most exits...
September 16, 2026
Venezuela Oil Deal Faces Backlash Over 100-Year Term
The deal grants century-long concessions on 17 fields holding about 65 billion barrels, and no signed text has ever been...
September 16, 2026
Venezuela: UK to Elevate Diplomatic Relations, Name Envoy
Britain will raise relations with Venezuela to ambassador level, seven years after downgrading them. London says it is not endorsing...
September 16, 2026
Copel Fight Pulls Brazil’s Paraná Electoral Court Into Governor’s Race
Parana's electoral court ordered a candidate to pull an attack video aimed at Sergio Moro, with a daily fine attached....
September 16, 2026
Venezuela’s Earthquake Recovery Bill Nears US$20 Billion
The United Nations handed Venezuela a final earthquake recovery plan. Damage was put at US$6.7 billion in June, and the...
September 16, 2026
Banco Inter Co-Founder Donated US$38,850 to Brazil’s PT Chief
A Banco Inter co-founder gave R$200,000, about US$38,850, to the PT president's campaign, and twice as much to a rival...
September 16, 2026
Colombia’s Petro and President De la Espriella Clash Over Deficit
Colombia's president and his predecessor traded public accusations over the fiscal deficit, with the 2027 budget and who created the...
September 16, 2026
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...
September 16, 2026
Colombia Grants Revolut a Banking License as 200,000 Await
Colombia's regulator cleared Revolut to operate as a bank. The company plans to invest about US$128.7 million, and 200,000 Colombians...
September 16, 2026
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