Lithium ETF Falls 0.7% as Chinese Spot Prices Firm
Lithium fund LIT fell 0.70% to US$69.02 on 8 October and Albemarle 0.63%, even as Chinese spot lithium carbonate firmed...
October 8, 2026Section
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Copper Fund Slips 0.9% as Centinela Strike Begins
Copper fund CPER fell 0.88% on 8 October while LME copper rose 0.96% to US$14,614.5. A strike began at Chile's...
October 8, 2026
Gold Fund Gains 0.7% as Bullion Rebounds
Gold fund GLD rose 0.73% to US$378.62 on 8 October as spot gold rebounded about 1% to near US$4,135. Silver...
October 8, 2026
COLCAP Slips 0.4% to 2,525 After a Fall
Colombia's COLCAP fell 0.37% to 2,525 on 8 October. The peso closed at 3,216.81 per US$, below the official TRM...
October 8, 2026
Merval Gains 0.3% as Loma Negra Jumps 4.6%
Argentina's Merval rose 0.30% to 2,832,472 on 8 October as Loma Negra jumped 4.6% and dollar bonds gained up to...
October 8, 2026
IPSA Gains 0.2% to 11,024 as Inflation Slows
Chile's IPSA rose 0.22% to 11,024 on 8 October after INE reported September inflation of 0.4% for the month and...
October 8, 2026
IPC Gains 0.5% to 64,987 as Peso Slips
Mexico's IPC rose 0.52% to 64,987 on 8 October while the peso fell about 1% to 18.2 per US dollar...
October 8, 2026
Ibovespa Gains 0.9% to 206,220 on Petrobras
Brazil's Ibovespa rose 0.94% to 206,220 on 8 October as oil lifted Petrobras and a poll favoured Flávio Bolsonaro. The...
October 8, 2026
Colombian Actress Ana María Arango Dies at 76
Colombian actress Ana María Arango has died at 76. Her manager announced it on 8 October 2026; the cause has...
October 8, 2026
Missing Guánica Man, 72, Found Dead in Well
Ramón Ramos Guzmán, 72, who was deaf, was found dead in a well in Guánica, Puerto Rico, on 8 October...
October 8, 2026
Casablanca October 2026 Events Guide
Casablanca from 9 to 31 October 2026: Queen on 9 October, Garou and Tayc on 10 October, Labess on 30...
October 8, 2026
Mendoza Things to Do, 9 to 31 October 2026
Mendoza events 9 to 31 October 2026: book fair finale, Gabriel Rolón, free architecture walks and Freud on 31 October,...
October 8, 2026
San Juan Events Guide for 9 to 31 October 2026
San Juan events 9 to 31 October 2026: Mon Laferte, Camilo, Pablo Alborán and Fiel a La Vega, with venues,...
October 8, 2026
What to Do in Port Louis, 9 to 31 October 2026
Port Louis events from 9 to 31 October 2026: LA ISLA 2068 in Moka, Feydeau theatre at Caudan Arts Centre...
October 8, 2026
Why Higher Oil Prices Rattle Asian Stocks
Asian stocks fell on 8 October 2026 as US crude rose about 3.5% to US$91. Nikkei lost 1.4%, Kospi 2.6%....
October 8, 2026
Chile Mudslide Sweeps Cars Through Las Condes
A mudslide hit Las Condes in Santiago, Chile, on 8 October, sweeping vehicles away. Senapred urged residents to follow evacuation...
October 8, 2026
Brazil Orders Eduardo Bolsonaro to Prison
Brazil orders Eduardo Bolsonaro to prison: Justice Moraes issued an arrest warrant and cancelled his passports. He lives in the...
October 8, 2026
Rubio Wants Europe Awake. Latin America Is.
Rubio wants a sleeping Europe back in the fight for global power. Latin America is already awake. Why his Acropolis...
October 8, 2026
Canada’s NATO Path Needs US$112 Billion by 2035
Canada's NATO 5% pledge would lift core defence spending to US$112 billion by 2035-36 and widen the deficit by US$44...
October 8, 2026
Zambia and Its Neighbours in Southern Africa
Zambia neighbourhood explained: eight borders, copper trade, Lake Kariba, TAZARA, the Lobito Corridor, SADC and COMESA, as of October 2026.
October 8, 2026