CFE Fibra E Eyes US$1 Billion Grid Raise in 2026
Mexico's state utility CFE is weighing a roughly US$1 billion Fibra E re-IPO in the second half of 2026 to...
July 30, 2026Section
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Usiminas Q2 Profit Triples to US$85 Million on Margin Gains
Brazilian flat-steel producer Usiminas more than tripled its bottom line in the second quarter of 2026, reporting net profit of...
July 30, 2026
Brazil Audit Court Flags 82% of Pix Amendments as Irregular
Brazil's federal audit court found irregularities in 82% of 100 sampled Pix amendments, flagging R$49 million (US$9.6M) in potential damage...
July 30, 2026
Milei Decree Allows Expelling Foreigners Who Vilify Argentina
President Javier Milei signed Decree 681/2026 allowing Argentina to bar or expel foreigners who spread hatred against Argentines, carving out...
July 30, 2026
Lula’s Triple Alliance War Remarks Anger Paraguay
President Lula said Paraguay decided to invade Brazil in the 1864-1870 Triple Alliance War; Paraguay's Congress repudiated the remarks as...
July 30, 2026
Mexico Seeks Lower US Steel Tariff, Weighs China Levies
Mexico's Marcelo Ebrard is pushing to cut the 50% US steel tariff toward 10% while weighing US-backed tariffs on Chinese...
July 30, 2026
Mexico Fuel Theft ‘Huachicol’ Rose 15% in 2025
Illegal fuel sales in Mexico rose 15.3% in 2025 to 19,600 barrels a day, per Pemex's SEC filing, as a...
July 30, 2026
PDVSA Cuts Out the Traders as Refiners Return to Venezuelan Crude
PDVSA ships 1.2M bpd as it cuts out traders Vitol and Trafigura. Phillips 66 and Reliance resume direct buying; Repsol...
July 30, 2026
Mexico GDP Grows 1.5%, Best Quarter in Five Years — On the World Cup
Mexico's economy grew 1.5% in the second quarter of 2026 against the first, INEGI reported on 30 July in its...
July 30, 2026
Brazil’s June Tax Take Hits US$52.3 Billion, Strongest Since 2000
Brazil's federal tax take reached R$264.437 billion (~US$52.3 billion) in June, the Receita Federal reported on 30 July — a...
July 30, 2026
Brazil Unemployment Falls to Record 5.4% as Incomes Slip
Brazil's unemployment rate fell to 5.4% in the second quarter of 2026, the lowest figure ever recorded for a second...
July 30, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Thursday, July 30, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief July 30 — Canada slips into technical recession while new U.S. tariffs raise trade anxiety....
July 30, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief — Thursday, July 30, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief July 30 — Russian missiles hit five Ukrainian cities killing several civilians. The Dutch apologise for forced...
July 30, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief — Thursday, July 30, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief July 30 — The Philippines rejects Chinese academic claims over an island near Taiwan, while South Korea...
July 30, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Thursday, July 30, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief July 30 — ICC links Darfur crimes to Sudan's leadership. DR Congo Ebola deaths hit 1,405 as...
July 30, 2026
LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Thursday, July 30, 2026
Your LatAm expat and nomad daily guide for July 30: Colombia's Cali handover is official, Peru's cabinet gets to work,...
July 30, 2026
Latin America Nomad Visa Income: 2026 Cost Breakdown in US$
From about US$1,400 a month in Colombia to US$4,400 in Mexico: what each Latin American nomad and residency visa actually...
July 30, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Tonight — July 30, 2026
The only Thursday-night guide you need for Rio de Janeiro. Live samba, rooftop bars, hipster hubs, Lapa street parties, and...
July 30, 2026
São Paulo Nightlife Tonight — July 30, 2026
Where to go, who you'll meet, how to pay, and how to get home. São Paulo nightlife decoded for foreigners,...
July 30, 2026
dLocal–ACI Deal Opens Brazil’s Pix to Global Merchants
ACI Worldwide and Latin American fintech dLocal partner to give global merchants access to Pix, digital wallets, and local payments...
July 30, 2026