Oil Wrap: WTI Jumps 2.91% as LatAm Producers Rally
WTI proxy USO rose 2.91% while Petrobras, YPF, and Ecopetrol gained on Monday, August 17, 2026. Read our Latin American...
August 18, 2026Section
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Latin America Steel: Gerdau, CSN, Ternium Rise Monday
Latin American steel shares rose Monday as traders weighed China import pressure and patchy Brazil construction. Gerdau, CSN, Ternium and...
August 18, 2026
Zinc Steadies on Tight Supply as Peru’s Nexa Gains in New York
Zinc held firm on Monday, August 17, 2026, as tight supply and construction demand supported prices. Nexa Resources rose 1.41%...
August 18, 2026
Lithium Wrap: LIT up 1.34% Amid Deficit Bets
The lithium-miners ETF rose while Albemarle fell and SQM gained on Monday, August 17, as traders weighed surplus forecasts against...
August 18, 2026
Copper: Chile Supply, China Demand Slow Monday
Copper futures edged up Monday as physical tightness and Chile-Peru supply worries offset soft China data. Southern Copper jumped 4.02%.
August 18, 2026
Gold and Silver Wrap: Mexico, Peru Miners Outperform
Gold and silver rose on Monday, August 17, 2026, driven by softer US retail sales and easing rate expectations, offering...
August 18, 2026
South Africa’s Parliament to Summon Four NSFAS Student-Aid Intermediaries That Scored US$34.5 Million
Parliament will summon four NSFAS intermediaries that allegedly earned R559 million, deepening scrutiny of South Africa's student-aid governance.
August 18, 2026
Uganda Minister Balaam Interdicts 110 Local Government Staff in Corruption Crackdown
Uganda's Balaam corruption crackdown has placed around 110 local government staff under interdiction across 12 districts over graft and ghost...
August 18, 2026
Peru Finance Minister Calls Teacher Pension Law Illegal
Peru teacher pension law: the finance minister says Congress broke the Constitution, while Congress quietly raised its own staff pay...
August 17, 2026
Colombia’s State Broadcaster Reviews US$32 Million of Contracts
Inravision contracts review: Colombia's public broadcaster is checking 1,051 contracts worth over COP 100,000 million, about US$32 million.
August 17, 2026
Argentina Gets Its First Big Soy Plant in Twelve Years
Timbues soybean crushing plant: Molinos Agro and ACA are spending over US$500 million, betting on Argentina's export-tax cut from January...
August 17, 2026
A Substation Fire Blacks Out an Argentine City
A fire at Edelap's Tolosa substation cut power to thousands in La Plata on August 17. Cause under investigation, political...
August 17, 2026
Chile’s Falabella Founders Keep Selling Down Their Stake
Falabella share sales: the founding families have sold 2.49% in 2026, LarrainVial paused a fund, and Mallplaza revived its Concon...
August 17, 2026
A Week On, Colombia’s Quake Toll Is Still Moving
Colombia earthquake toll a week on: 287 dead, 194 missing, a US$32 million Nubank donation and a censure motion over...
August 17, 2026
Mexico’s Military Service Draw: Who the 2026 Lottery Covers
Mexico military service lottery: no new rule was announced in August. Here is what the November 2026 draw actually covers,...
August 17, 2026
Argentina Loses Formal Jobs as Labour Lawsuits Hit a Record
Argentina's formal job market is shrinking: record labour lawsuits, rising informality, and a decade-low job retention rate. What it means...
August 17, 2026
Peru’s Mining Boom: Investment Up 42.7%, Not 74%
Peru's mining investment rose 42.7% to US$3.3 billion in H1 2026, not the 74% often cited. That figure belongs to...
August 17, 2026
India’s State Miner Pushes Argentine Lithium Back to 2030
KABIL Argentina lithium: India's state miner now sees first production in December 2030, not September 2029, with Catamarca still at...
August 17, 2026
Mexico’s Biggest Convenience Chain Shelves Its Plan to Be a Bank
FEMSA OXXO bank plan is on hold: Spin stays an e-money licence, not a bank, while it averages 119.1 million...
August 17, 2026
Ecuador’s President Goes to China for Energy, Shrimp and Debt
Noboa China visit: Ecuador's president is in Beijing 16-23 August chasing energy and mining money, shrimp access and debt relief....
August 17, 2026