Aruba Fuel Prices Rise 27.1% for Gasoline in a Year
Aruba fuel prices rose 27.1% for gasoline and 39.9% for diesel in the year to August 2026, statistics office CBS...
October 1, 2026Section
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Latin American Pulse for Thursday, October 1, 2026
Latin America today: Colombia's surprise hike to 12.25%, Brazil's 42–42 runoff poll before Sunday, Chile's 9.6% jobless rate and Milei...
October 1, 2026
Costa Rica Judge Solano Seeks Supreme Court Presidency
Costa Rica Supreme Court judge Patricia Solano will run for the court's presidency in the 26 October vote, as a...
October 1, 2026
Honduras Fuel Tax Talks End Without a Deal in Congress
Honduras fuel tax talks in Congress ended on 30 September 2026 without a deal, as bus leaders walked out and...
October 1, 2026
Latin American Steel Rebounds as CSN Recovers; Ternium Ends Losing Run
Latin American steel shares rebounded Wednesday: CSN rose 6.85% in São Paulo, Ternium ended an eight-day slide and a G20-side...
October 1, 2026
Latin America Sports Daily for Thursday, October 1, 2026
Argentina beat Bolivia 4-0 in Córdoba in their first game since Messi retired, Brazil won 4-2 in Australia and Mexico...
October 1, 2026
Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso
Argentina's Merval rose 1.32% to 2,819,323 on 30 September, ending eight losses, but fell 7.1% in September; the peso firmed...
October 1, 2026
LatAm Pre-Open
Latin American markets open after soft US inflation lifted the Ibovespa 1.37% while Mexico's IPC fell 1.38%. PMIs, Chile activity...
October 1, 2026
Venezuelan Shot by ICE in Texas Is Denied Bail
A Venezuelan shot by ICE in Austin, Texas, will stay in jail without bail on a federal assault charge that...
October 1, 2026
US Demands Guatemala Comptroller Vote Free of Narcos
Guatemala comptroller election: a senior US diplomat said the vote must be free of corruption and narco influence, as Congress...
October 1, 2026
Copper Steady at US$14,417 as Chile Output Hits 15-Year Low
The copper price held near US$14,417 a tonne on Wednesday as Chile’s August output fell 12.8% to a 15-year low....
October 1, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief
São Paulo on Thursday 1 October: afternoon storms, MASP closes at 6pm, free Sesc Pompeia and Japan House, São Paulo...
October 1, 2026
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Thursday, October 1, 2026
Ibovespa opens after a 1.37% bank-led rally to 186,340; the real is at 5.174 per US dollar. Brazil PMI, US...
October 1, 2026
Mexico’s Morena Opens Sign-Up for 300 Deputy Districts
Morena deputy race: Mexico's ruling party opened online sign-up for all 300 districts from 1 to 4 October, with polls...
October 1, 2026
Global Economy Briefing: US Inflation Cools as Europe’s Prices Jump
Global economy briefing: US core PCE at 3.0% beat fears, but strong spending lifted the 10-year yield to 5.29%; Europe's...
October 1, 2026
Corn Slumps as USDA Stocks Top Every Estimate; Soybeans Hold Steadier
The USDA grain stocks report found 2.095 billion bushels of US corn, above every estimate. December corn fell 21¼ cents;...
October 1, 2026
Zinc Slips to US$3,842 as Backwardation Widens and Nexa Falls 1.5%
The zinc price slipped 0.75% to US$3,842 a tonne on 30 September, but the LME cash premium widened to US$112...
October 1, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso
Chile's IPSA fell 0.78% to 10,969.49 on 30 September, a fifth straight loss, as unemployment rose to 9.6% and copper...
October 1, 2026
Venezuela Gas Pipeline to Colombia Needs Repair
Colombia's gas association Naturgas said on 30 September that the idle Venezuela gas pipeline to Colombia must be repaired and...
October 1, 2026
Gold Slips 0.7% to US$4,156 as Rising Yields Erase PCE Bounce
The gold price fell 0.7% to US$4,156 an ounce on Wednesday as rising Treasury yields erased a lift from soft...
October 1, 2026