Fitch Warns Chile Downgrade as Debt Nears 45% Ceiling
Fitch says Chile's A- rating is safe for now, but debt above 45% of GDP could eventually force a downgrade....
August 6, 2026Section
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Brazil Central Bank Slashes Rate to 14% in Fourth Straight Cut
Brazil's Copom cut the Selic rate to 14% on August 5, a fourth straight quarter-point cut, in a unanimous vote...
August 6, 2026
Latin America Sports Daily for Thursday, August 6, 2026
World Cup: The 2026 Copa Libertadores round of 16 first legs run 11-13 August, headlined by an all-Brazilian Cruzeiro vs...
August 6, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief — Thursday, August 6, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief, Thursday 6 August 2026: RED wind alert, gusts to 100 km/h Friday. Defesa Civil 199. Indoor...
August 6, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief — Thursday, August 6, 2026
Rio de Janeiro: Rio Daily Brief Thu Aug 6: clear skies, warm. A perfect day for the free Centro Cultural...
August 6, 2026
Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso — August 6, 2026
Colombia's COLCAP fell 1.26% to 2,344.80 on Wednesday while the peso strengthened 1.07% to 3,207 per dollar, near its strongest...
August 6, 2026
Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso — August 6, 2026
Argentina’s S&P Merval fell 1.02% Wednesday as profit-taking hit Milei-reform stocks YPF and Grupo Galicia. The peso held steady near...
August 6, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — August 6, 2026
Chile's S&P IPSA rose 1.47% on 5 August 2026, outpacing regional peers. LATAM Airlines and Mallplaza led the gains as...
August 6, 2026
Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso — August 6, 2026
Mexico's S&P/BMV IPC slipped 0.46% on Wednesday as heavyweights Walmex and América Móvil dragged, while the peso firmed slightly against...
August 6, 2026
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa & the Real — August 6, 2026
Brazil's Ibovespa slipped 0.09% to 177,726 as the real firmed 0.15% to 5.1206 per US dollar, with Copom cutting the...
August 6, 2026
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Thursday, August 6, 2026
Ibovespa: Brazil's Financial Morning Call: Copom August-meeting wagers and a light domestic-data calendar set the tone for the B3 open...
August 6, 2026
Mohamed Salah Nears Trabzonspor Move at US$19.6 Million a Year
Mohamed Salah is negotiating a two-year Trabzonspor deal worth a reported €17 million (US$19.6 million) a year, Turkish media say.
August 6, 2026
Mali Frees Ex-Prime Minister Moussa Mara After One Year
Mali freed former prime minister Moussa Mara after one year in prison over a solidarity post. He called for unity...
August 6, 2026
DR Congo Mine Deadline Passes With Worker Stakes Undelivered
DR Congo's deadline for mining firms to hand 5% of shares to Congolese workers has passed with no public compliance,...
August 6, 2026
Guinea Opts Out of ECOWAS Eco Currency Before 2027 Launch
Guinea has become the first ECOWAS member to opt out of the eco single currency ahead of its 2027 launch,...
August 6, 2026
Invasive Mosquito Pushes Malaria Into Africa’s Cities
Anopheles stephensi is spreading across Africa, breeding in city water tanks. A Djibouti study confirms it carries malaria parasites as...
August 6, 2026
South Africa Recalls India Envoy Over Zuma-Gupta Meeting
South Africa recalled its India envoy Anil Sooklal after a meeting between Jacob Zuma and Gupta-linked figures reopened the state-capture...
August 6, 2026
Global Economy Briefing — August 6, 2026
Global economy: Wall Street cools from records, gold jumps 5.03% to US$4,277.69, and Brazil’s Copom delivers a fourth straight Selic...
August 6, 2026
Sudan’s El Obeid Braces for Siege as UN Security Council Meets
Sudan's El Obeid crisis reached the UN Security Council as RSF drones hit the North Kordofan capital and a strike...
August 6, 2026
US Pledges US$242 Million More for DR Congo Ebola Fight
US Ebola funding for the DR Congo outbreak tops US$512 million after a new US$242 million pledge, days after Uganda...
August 6, 2026