Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso — August 7, 2026
Argentina's Merval fell 1.76% and the peso weakened to 1,500 per dollar as country risk jumped. YPF bucked the trend,...
August 7, 2026Section
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Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso — August 7, 2026
Colombia's COLCAP rose 0.24% and the peso rallied 0.83% against the dollar on August 6, lifted by firmer crude oil...
August 7, 2026
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Friday, August 7, 2026
Ibovespa: Brazil's B3 is set to open with a Copom rate cut and Petrobras's 97% profit surge in focus.
August 7, 2026
Global Economy Briefing — August 7, 2026
Global economy: S&P 500 slips 0.18% to 7,710, Dow falls 0.85% to 53,885, Nasdaq dips 0.06% to 26,348. Gold drops...
August 7, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Friday, August 7, 2026
Latin America: Trump signs new birthright citizenship orders defying a Supreme Court ruling, Mexico deploys troops to avocado zones, and...
August 7, 2026
Gold Rises as Hormuz Tensions Cool; Silver Jumps Harder
Gold jumps, defying a firmer dollar Spot gold settled at US$4,244 an ounce, a gain of about 4% as Iran...
August 7, 2026
Bitcoin Dips Below US$64,300 as XRP Slides 2.58%
Bitcoin and major alts edged lower on Thursday, with XRP down 2.58%. Wintermute's US launch and Russia's new crypto law...
August 7, 2026
Lithium Wrap: Albemarle Surges 5.5% on Price Outlook
Albemarle jumped 5.54% after its earnings call lifted the lithium price outlook, while SQM gained 3.43%. The LIT ETF slipped...
August 7, 2026
Vale Slides as China Steel Slowdown Hits Iron Ore Miners
Vale, CSN Mineração and Rio Tinto fell on Thursday as traders marked down exposure to Chinese steel demand. Read our...
August 7, 2026
Latin American Steel Sinks on China Fears, Brazil Policy
Brazil's Gerdau, CSN and Mexico's Ternium sold off sharply on Thursday as cheap Chinese imports and softening construction data rattled...
August 7, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief — Friday, August 7, 2026
Rio de Janeiro: Rio Daily Brief for Friday, August 7: sunny weather, global market dip, and free art at CCBB....
August 7, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief — Friday, August 7, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief for Friday, 7 August 2026: free art at Japan House and Pinacoteca, clear 25C weather, market...
August 7, 2026
Latin America Sports Daily for Friday, August 7, 2026
World Cup: Liga MX: FC Juárez beat Atlas 3-1 on Liga MX Clausura 2026 Matchday 8. Plus Libertadores round-of-16 dates...
August 7, 2026
Mexico Deploys 1,557 Personnel to Secure Michoacán Avocado Trade
Mexico deployed 1,557 personnel in Michoacán’s avocado belt after U.S. officials paused required export inspections over security concerns.
August 7, 2026
De la Espriella Alleges US$117M in Irregular Contracts
Colombia's incoming president Abelardo de la Espriella says his transition team found more than US$117 million in irregular contracts under...
August 7, 2026
Letshego Sells Five African Units to Axian as Kenya Waits Behind a Legal Snag
Letshego Holdings sells 5 African units in Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Ghana and Nigeria to Axian for US$62.7 million, shrinking to...
August 7, 2026
Copper 360 Hands the Chair to Neal Froneman After a Year of Losses
The new Copper 360 chair is Neal Froneman, arriving after a year in which the JSE copper junior lost R265...
August 7, 2026
Namibia Chases US$250 Million to Fund Its Green Industrialisation Plan
Namibia must finish an investment plan before drawing up to US$250 million in concessional finance for green industrialisation. No money...
August 7, 2026
Colombia Finance Minister Plans US$6.2 Billion Spending Cut
Colombia finance minister Miguel Gómez plans a US$6.2 billion spending cut, puts the real deficit at 7.8% of GDP and...
August 7, 2026
Ramaphosa Backs Stripping the Power Grid From Eskom
Ramaphosa endorsed the Eskom transmission split on 3 August, clearing the way for an independent state operator to own a...
August 7, 2026