Bitcoin Steady at US$63,908 as LatAm Crypto Adoption Deepens
Bitcoin settled at US$63,908 in a flat session shaped by Fed policy. We chart what the mixed board means for...
July 30, 2026Section
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Gold & Silver Rise on Softer Dollar; LatAm Miners Gain
Gold and silver rose Wednesday, with gold's spot price at US$4,085 and silver's spot price at US$58.20, as a softer...
July 30, 2026
Global Economy Briefing — July 30, 2026
Global economy: A cautious risk-off mood sees the S&P 500 slip from a record as the IMF cuts 2026 global...
July 30, 2026
Copper Miner Stocks Slide Despite US$4.3B Southern Copper Sales
Copper-tracking fund CPER rose 0.05% to US$38.35, but Southern Copper and Freeport-McMoRan shares fell sharply. China demand and energy transition...
July 30, 2026
Lithium Equity Moves: Chile’s SQM Gains, LIT Fund Dips
Chile's SQM rose 1.02% to US$67.55 while the LIT ETF dipped 0.33% to US$66.74. Albemarle added 0.64% to US$113.88 as...
July 30, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Thursday, July 30, 2026
Latin America: JP Morgan declares LatAm's right turn complete as Argentina privatises and Peru's Fujimori names a market-friendly cabinet. Debt...
July 30, 2026
Iron Ore Divergence: Vale Falls, Rio Tinto Gains at US$98
Vale's New York shares eased 0.34% while Rio Tinto gained 2.20% in a split session. A stable physical benchmark at...
July 30, 2026
Zinc Prices Slip as Latin America Steel Demand Cools
Nexa Resources fell 1.62% and Buenaventura dipped 0.53% as softer construction demand weighed on zinc markets. We unpack the Latin...
July 30, 2026
Latin America Steel Prices Sink on China Tariff Fears
Latin America's steel board tumbled Wednesday, led by CSN's 6.36% rout. Cheap Chinese imports and tariff uncertainty drove Gerdau, Ternium...
July 30, 2026
Oil Surges: USO Hits US$129.31, Petrobras at US$18.59
WTI proxies soared, with USO up 7.32% to US$129.31. Petrobras, YPF and Ecopetrol all rose as global supply fears and...
July 30, 2026
Soybean, Corn Slide as US Midwest Weather Fears Ease
Soybeans proxy SOYB lost 1.94%, corn proxy CORN shed 1.38%, and wheat proxy WEAT dipped 0.49% as traders monitored improving...
July 30, 2026
Latin America Sports Daily for Thursday, July 30, 2026
World Cup: Copa Sudamericana knockouts, Brazil’s title race and MLS v Liga MX All-Star headline today’s Latin American sports slate...
July 30, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief — Thursday, July 30, 2026
Rio de Janeiro: Flamengo host Atlético-MG at Maracanã; metro normalising after Wednesday’s windstorm. Markets slip on jobs data.
July 30, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief — Thursday, July 30, 2026
Essential São Paulo for expats. Inside: today's actual weather, rodízio reminder, open museum exhibits, and where to work in Pinheiros.
July 30, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, July 29, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief July 29 — North America reels from a tech-led market rout and security shocks. Canada...
July 29, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief July 29 — France's Macron makes historic Damascus trip as Western Europe endures record heat and wildfires....
July 29, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief July 29 — South Korea votes in a deluge after a martial law crisis, China encircles Taiwan...
July 29, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief July 29 — A UN probe finds genocide in Sudan as Tanzania arrests 130 and Mali faces...
July 29, 2026
Brazil Lobby Pitches US$350 Billion Infrastructure Plan
Brazil's CNT presents a R$2.03 trillion ($350bn) infrastructure agenda with 2,837 projects to 2026 presidential candidates, proposing concessions and PPPs.
July 29, 2026
IMF Urges Brazil to Cap New Loans as 70 Million Default
The IMF recommends Brazil introduce a 40% debt-service-to-income cap on new household loans to curb rising defaults and protect financial...
July 29, 2026