Chile Copper Output Hits Worst Q2 Since 2007
Chile copper output fell 7.7% in Q2 to 1.27 million metric tons, the weakest second quarter since 2007. Codelco declines...
August 1, 2026Section
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Chile Interest Rate Held at 4.5% as Andean Peers Diverge
Chile interest rate stays at 4.5% as the central bank unanimously holds for the fifth meeting, hiking its year-end inflation...
August 1, 2026
Argentina RIGI Investment Tops US$49 Billion on Pampa, MEGA Approvals
Argentina RIGI investment surges past US$49 billion across 23 projects. Pampa Energía’s record US$2.7B urea plant in Bahía Blanca leads...
August 1, 2026
Mallplaza Acquisition Adds Eight Colombia Malls for US$376M
Mallplaza acquires eight Gran Plaza shopping centers in Colombia for US$376M, adding 180,000 m² of GLA and expanding its regional...
August 1, 2026
Colombia Interest Rate Held at 12% as Board Splits 4-3
Colombia's central bank held its interest rate at 12.0% in a 4-3 vote and launched a US billion reserve build....
August 1, 2026
Nigeria Signals an End to Its Power Subsidy, Then the Message Splits
Nigeria electricity subsidy is set to end from 2027, the power minister says, with no tariff rise planned. Officials dispute...
August 1, 2026
Angola Oil Revenue Hits US$8.91B as China Buys over Half
Angola oil revenue reached US$8.91 billion in the second quarter of 2026, up 54.71% year on year, with China taking...
August 1, 2026
Ethiopia Gold: Amhara Region Ships First 357 Kg to Central Bank
Amhara region delivers 357 kg of gold to Ethiopia's central bank in a historic first shipment, as the PM claims...
August 1, 2026
Sudan Sanctions Bill Targets Gold, Banks and Shipping
A new Sudan sanctions bill targets gold trading, banks, and shipping firms with asset freezes and US market bans. Bipartisan...
August 1, 2026
Gabon Eurobond Raises US$920 Million Despite Junk Credit Rating
Gabon Eurobond raised US$920 million, overshooting its target by 22.7% with a 9.375% coupon. The seven-year note matures in 2033...
August 1, 2026
Latin America Sports Daily for Saturday, August 1, 2026
Libertadores round of 16 pairs Cruzeiro with Flamengo and Liga MX plays its last round before the Leagues Cup. Formula...
August 1, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief — Saturday, August 1, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief for Saturday, 1 August 2026: sunny 22°C, no rodízio, free art at MASP and Japan House,...
August 1, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief — Saturday, August 1, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief for Saturday, 1 August 2026: clear 24°C, the free Vik Muniz retrospective at CCBB, Lapa...
August 1, 2026
Wheat Drops 3.29%; Corn, Soy Slip — the Grains Wrap
Wheat tracker WEAT fell 3.29% to US$23.81 on 31 July 2026, while CORN slipped to US$17.65 and SOYB held near...
August 1, 2026
Oil Wrap: USO Hits US$129.17, Petrobras Rises, Ecopetrol Falls
WTI proxy USO rose 1.33% to US$129.17 on 31 July 2026. Petrobras and YPF gained, while Ecopetrol fell 1.58% after...
August 1, 2026
Zinc Equities Fall: Peru’s Buenaventura, Nexa Slide
Buenaventura ADR fell 4.96% to US$30.28 and Nexa lost 2.36% on 31 July 2026, giving back gains a day after...
August 1, 2026
Copper Tracker CPER Steadies at US$39.56; Chile & Peru Supply in Focus
Copper tracker CPER rose 0.56% to US$39.56 on Friday while Freeport-McMoRan and Southern Copper fell, with Chile and Peru supply...
August 1, 2026
Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso — August 1, 2026
Argentina's Merval fell 0.41% to 3,291,323 on Friday as banks took profits and YPF gained 1.9%; the peso firmed to...
August 1, 2026
Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso — August 1, 2026
Mexico's IPC index fell 0.58% to 66,936 on Friday as Grupo México and Peñoles slid, while the peso firmed to...
August 1, 2026
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa & the Real — August 1, 2026
Brazil's Ibovespa rose 0.47% to 177,999 as Santander Brasil jumped 13.3% on a buyout offer; the real eased to 5.0793...
August 1, 2026