São Paulo Daily Brief — Wednesday, August 26, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief for Wednesday, August 26, 2026: weather, markets, events, transport and the day's best plan for expats...
August 26, 2026Section
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Grains Wrap: Corn Extends Rally, Soy Rebounds
Corn rose again Tuesday as the Pro Farmer corn yield cut kept sinking in, soybeans rebounded on China buying, and...
August 26, 2026
Latin America Steel: SLX Gains, CSN Slips Tuesday
Latin American steel moved on Tuesday, August 25, 2026: SLX rose, Gerdau gained, CSN fell and Ternium edged up on...
August 26, 2026
Oil Slides as Iran Sanctions Fail to Stop Selling
Oil fell for a second straight session as traders shrugged off new Iran sanctions and US crude stocks jumped. Latin...
August 26, 2026
Bitcoin Slips Under US$80,000; Stablecoins Rule LatAm
Bitcoin topped US$81,000 on Tuesday then slipped back under US$80,000. Solana led altcoins while stablecoins still dominate Latin American crypto...
August 26, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — August 26, 2026
Chile's S&P IPSA fell 0.8% on Tuesday as lithium heavyweight SQM-B dropped 4.1%. The peso held near 913 per dollar...
August 26, 2026
Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso — August 26, 2026
Argentina's Merval rose 0.46% to 3,009,029 on August 25, a third straight gain, while the wholesale peso edged to 1,512...
August 26, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief — Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Rio de Janeiro: Rio today, Wednesday August 26: mild weather for Copacabana and Santa Teresa, the Botafogo title chase, and...
August 26, 2026
Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso — August 26, 2026
Mexico's S&P/BMV IPC rose 0.79% to 66,293 on Tuesday, led by Peñoles, while the peso firmed to 16.9460 per dollar...
August 26, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Latin America: LatAm Pulse: The US immigrant visa freeze hits Brazil, Mexico reels from a UNAM AI cheating scandal, and...
August 26, 2026
Global Economy Briefing — August 26, 2026
Global economy: Wall Street rises as yields and oil fall, Brazil's Selic stands at 14% after a fourth cut, and...
August 26, 2026
Zinc Wrap: Nexa Jumps 3.94% as LME Zinc Tightens Further
LME zinc held a four-year peak on Tuesday with cash at a US$134 premium, lifting Nexa Resources 3.94% and Buenaventura...
August 26, 2026
Lithium Wrap: LIT, Albemarle, SQM Fall on Aug 25
LIT, Albemarle and SQM slid on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 as Chinese futures reversed. Read the Lithium Triangle and EV-battery...
August 26, 2026
Iron Ore Wrap: Vale ADRs Rise 1.93% on Steady China
Iron ore held near flat on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, while Vale's New York shares jumped. Read the drivers for...
August 26, 2026
Gold, Silver Ease From Three-Month Highs
Gold and silver eased from three-month highs on Tuesday as traders awaited US inflation data — what the pullback means...
August 26, 2026
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Ibovespa: Copom wagers and the mid-month IPCA-15 inflation print set the tone for B3 on Wednesday, with local assets opening...
August 26, 2026
LatAm Pre-Open — Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Latin American markets: LatAm Pre-Open: Brazil's IPCA-15 inflation preview leads Wednesday, with the Ibovespa riding five straight gains and Brent...
August 26, 2026
Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso — August 26, 2026
Colombia's COLCAP slipped 0.09% to 2,508.47 on Tuesday while the peso's TRM fixing rose 0.8% to 3,081.67 as oil fell...
August 26, 2026
Copper Rallies as China Grid, EV Demand Offset Property Drag
Copper futures and mining shares rose on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, as China grid spending and electric-vehicle demand offset a...
August 26, 2026
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa & the Real — August 26, 2026
Brazil's Ibovespa rose 1.55% to 174,577 on Tuesday, a fifth straight gain, while the real firmed slightly to 5.1490 per...
August 26, 2026