Latin America Sports Daily for Monday, August 3, 2026
World Cup: Copa Libertadores quarter-finals are locked in, Brazil’s Serie A title race narrows, and Mexico’s Liga MX finds early...
August 3, 2026Section
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Copper Slips with China Data; Chile, Peru Supply in Focus
Copper futures eased on Monday, with the CPER fund at US$39.56, as weaker Chinese manufacturing data weighed. Southern Copper fell...
August 3, 2026
Somalia’s Peace Mission Now Hangs on a UN Vote
AUSSOM funding runs out when the US stops paying for UN support after December 2026, and troop contributors want up...
August 3, 2026
Nigeria’s Market Is Being Sold Off to Buy Into Dangote
A Dangote Refinery IPO of up to US$5 billion would be Nigeria’s largest ever, repricing the NGX as funds sell...
August 3, 2026
Angola’s New Shareholders Watched Unitel Go Dark
The Unitel cyberattack cut Angola's mobile network for four days, days after 11,264 new shareholders bought into the country's largest...
August 3, 2026
DR Congo Suspends Digital Taxes After Startup Backlash
DR Congo digital taxes were suspended on 1 August after protests from entrepreneurs, pausing fees of up to US$100,000 pending...
August 3, 2026
Argentina’s Main Oil Pipeline Was Hacked. The Oil Kept Moving.
Oldelval told the securities regulator that hackers reached its administrative systems. Crude transport was never interrupted - but the same...
August 3, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Monday, August 3, 2026
Latin America Pulse: Lula nominated, BRB gets US$1.3bn rescue without federal cash, and Bogotá says goodbye to Petro.
August 3, 2026
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Monday, August 3, 2026
Ibovespa: Brazil's financial morning call: Copom August-meeting wagers, industrial production data, and corporate radar from MRV to SOEs set the...
August 3, 2026
Global Economy Briefing — August 3, 2026
Global economy: Ahead of US factory orders and JOLTS job openings, global equities held firm and the dollar steadied. The...
August 3, 2026
LatAm Pre-Open — Monday, August 3, 2026
Latin American markets: Latin America pre-open for Monday 3 August 2026: Copom week begins with Brazil inflation cooling sharply, setting...
August 3, 2026
Brazil Grain Exports Surge, Dragging Crop Funds Down
Soybean, corn and wheat trackers fell on Friday, with WEAT down 3.29%, CORN 0.62% and SOYB 0.08%, as ample Brazilian...
August 3, 2026
Latin America Oil: Petrobras, YPF Rise as Ecopetrol Drops
The USO oil fund rose 1.33% to US$129.17 on Friday. Petrobras gained 1.46% and YPF 0.75%, while Ecopetrol fell 1.58%...
August 3, 2026
Latin American Steel Falls as Cheap Asian Imports Hit Mills
Latin American steel equities eased on Friday as the SLX fund slipped 0.89%, with Gerdau flat and Mexico's Ternium up...
August 3, 2026
Peru’s Biometric ID Card Tightens Migration Controls
Peru’s new biometric carné stores fingerprints and e-signature on a chip. A 250,000-card pilot for foreign minors launches July 20...
August 3, 2026
What’s On in Latin America: The Week Ahead, August 3–9, 2026
Your Latin America week ahead, August 3-9: Medellín's Feria de las Flores silleteros, Colombia's Cali inauguration, Argentina's Monotributo deadline and...
August 3, 2026
LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Monday, August 3, 2026
Peru tightens migration control with a biometric carne, police checks and airport e-gates, as Argentina's Monotributo deadline and Cali's August...
August 3, 2026
Zinc Latin America Drops as Nexa, Buenaventura Fall
Zinc proxies fell on Friday: Nexa Resources dropped 2.36% to US$12.85 and Buenaventura sank 4.96% to US$30.28 on construction-demand worries.
August 3, 2026
Vale ADR Edges Up 0.47% to US$15.06 as China Steel Signals Shift
Vale's NYSE ADR, a proxy for iron ore, moved 0.47% to US$15.06 as investors sized up Chinese steel demand. Rio...
August 3, 2026
Chile Lithium Stocks: SQM Drops 2% on Codelco Takeover Fears
Lithium equities fell on Friday: SQM lost 2.00% to US$67.06 and the LIT ETF slipped 0.85% to US$69.22 as Chile's...
August 3, 2026