Latin American Steel Wrap: SLX, Gerdau, CSN, Ternium
How SLX, Gerdau, CSN and Ternium traded, and what cheap Chinese steel, tariffs and construction/auto demand mean for Latin American...
July 29, 2026Section
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Zinc Wrap: Latin Miners Track Metal’s Slide
Zinc’s latest pullback, driven by softer steel demand and global growth worries, is rippling through Latin American producers and proxies...
July 29, 2026
Iron Ore Slips as China Steel Demand Softens
Iron ore-linked miners eased after a mild pullback in China steel demand and cautious sentiment on industrial activity, leaving Vale,...
July 29, 2026
Lithium Triangle Stocks Slip on EV-battery Demand Doubts
Lithium miners and the LIT ETF fell as investors weighed softer EV-battery demand, Chile’s new lithium policy and Argentina-Bolivia supply...
July 29, 2026
Copper Slides as China Demand Fears Hit Chile, Peru Supply
Copper fell with miners under pressure as investors weigh China’s fragile demand, the energy transition and Latin America’s outsized role...
July 29, 2026
Gold and Silver Ease as Dollar Firms: LatAm Miners Watch
Gold and silver slid in the latest session with a firmer dollar and steady real yields capping safe-haven demand. For...
July 29, 2026
Bitcoin Edges Lower as LatAm Leans into Crypto
Bitcoin and major tokens were little changed as Latin America quietly deepens its crypto use in payments, remittances and inflation...
July 29, 2026
Latin America Sports Daily for Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Copa Libertadores knockouts, World Cup fallout and Colo-Colo’s Vozinha jersey row headline Latin America’s key football and Olympic stories for...
July 28, 2026
Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso — July 29, 2026
The S&P Merval fell 1.48% on Tuesday, while the peso weakened to 1,500 per dollar. Profit-taking hit energy and banking...
July 28, 2026
Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso — July 29, 2026
The S&P/BMV IPC nudged up 0.18% on Tuesday, while the peso firmed against the dollar. Banorte and Cemex led volumes...
July 28, 2026
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa & the Real — July 29, 2026
Brazil's Ibovespa rose 0.7% to 176,565 on Tuesday, lifted by miners and oil producers as the real held steady. Embraer...
July 28, 2026
Vivo Brazil Profit Hits US$308M on Mobile, Fiber Growth
Vivo Brazil earnings jumped 17% in Q2 2026 to R$1.57 billion (~US$308 million), as mobile, fiber and device sales lifted...
July 28, 2026
TIM Brazil Profit Hits Record US$203M on Fiber, Mobile
TIM Brazil earnings hit a record in Q2 2026, with net profit of R$1.036 billion (~US$203 million), up 6.2% on...
July 28, 2026
LitioMX Lithium Plan Sets 2026-2030 Path for Mexico’s Battery Push
Mexico's state company LitioMX unveiled a 2026-2030 lithium plan in the official gazette, proposing a pilot battery plant and Sonora...
July 28, 2026
Bolivia Investment: Paz Secures US$300 Million
Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz announced US$300 million in CAF- and IDB-funded investments for roads, Amazon power and police modernization.
July 28, 2026
Dominican Republic Electricity Demand Hits 4,203 MW Record
The Dominican Republic hit a record electricity demand of 4,203 MW on July 27, 2026, its latest July peak as...
July 28, 2026
Portonave Plans US$392M Navegantes Port Expansion
Portonave will invest R$2 billion (~US$392 million) to expand its Navegantes terminal to 2 million TEU, pending a channel deepening...
July 28, 2026
Jamaica GCT Hike Threatens Caribbean Holiday Costs
Jamaica GCT on tourism is set to rise from 10% to 15% by April 2027, and the hotel industry is...
July 28, 2026
JBS, Marfrig Cattle Supply Boost as US Reopens Mexico Border
JBS and Marfrig cattle supply prospects soar after USDA phases in Mexican imports, ending a screwworm ban. Shares jump 10%...
July 28, 2026
YPF Vaca Muerta Seeks Permit for 12-Well US$160M Pilot
Argentina's YPF is seeking an environmental permit to drill 12 horizontal wells in Vaca Muerta - a US$160 million pilot...
July 28, 2026