Kenya Says the Mau Forest Evictions Are Finally Finished
Kenyas president says the Mau Forest evictions are closed after 13,000 evictees received Sh200,000 (US,550) each, Sh2.6 billion (US0 million)...
August 27, 2026Section
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Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief — Thursday, August 27, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief: morning clouds clearing to 27°C, free Centro museums, Ipanema beach tips, and Flamengo v Botafogo...
August 27, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief — Thursday, August 27, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief: sunny and warm Thursday at 28°C, rodízio plates 7 and 8 today, what MASP costs, and...
August 27, 2026
Latin America Sports Daily for Thursday, August 27, 2026
World Cup: Latin America Sports Daily: Copa Libertadores quarter-finals are set, River Plate crash out of the Sudamericana, and Argentina's...
August 27, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Thursday, August 27, 2026
Latin American Pulse: Brazil weighs a sweeping austerity plan, Mexico reels from a Culiacán killing, and Argentina's banks eye ANSES...
August 27, 2026
Wheat Jumps 6.4% on Black Sea Risk; Corn, Soy Rise
Wheat futures jumped 6.4% on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, as Black Sea export fears lifted corn and soybeans too. What...
August 27, 2026
LatAm Steel: Gerdau Jumps 2.29% as Tariffs Hold
Gerdau's US-listed shares rose 2.29% to US$4.46 on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, while CSN added 0.98% and Ternium slipped. Brazil...
August 27, 2026
Guyana, YPF Shale and a WTI Rebound: Wednesday’s Oil
USO rose 0.95% to US$127.35 on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, as WTI recovered late. Guyana's bigger Stabroek share and YPF's...
August 27, 2026
Zinc Tops US$4,100 in London as Nearby Supply Tightens
LME cash zinc settled at US$4,107 a tonne on August 26, 2026, a US$174 premium over three-month metal. Nexa fell...
August 27, 2026
Lithium Wrap: LIT Slips; Albemarle & SQM Split
Lithium shares diverged on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, as Albemarle gained 1.00% while SQM and the LIT ETF fell. Soft...
August 27, 2026
Iron Ore Steadies: Vale Slips as China Futures Firm
Vale's New York shares fell 1.11% while China's Dalian iron ore contract firmed. Seaborne ore hovered near US$95 a tonne.
August 27, 2026
Copper Slips From Record; CPER Fund Falls 1.72%
Copper hit a record early Wednesday, August 26, 2026, then eased as a supply squeeze faded. The CPER fund fell...
August 27, 2026
Gold, Silver Fall as Sticky PCE Fans Fed Hike Bets
Gold and silver fell on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, after sticky July PCE inflation lifted yields and Fed hike bets....
August 27, 2026
Brazil’s Morning Call — Thursday, August 27, 2026
Ibovespa: Brazil morning call, August 27: PNAD unemployment and external accounts test Copom cut bets as Jackson Hole opens. USD/BRL...
August 27, 2026
LatAm Pre-Open — Thursday, August 27, 2026
Latin American markets: LatAm pre-open, August 27: Ibovespa rides six straight gains as Brazil jobs and external-account data land before...
August 27, 2026
Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso — August 27, 2026
Colombia's COLCAP index slipped 0.15% to 2,504.68 while the peso weakened past 3,100 per US dollar as oil fell to...
August 27, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — August 27, 2026
Chile Markets: the IPSA fell 0.7% to 11,367, a second straight loss, as banks and Mallplaza fell and the peso...
August 27, 2026
Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso — August 27, 2026
Argentina Markets: the Merval rose 0.53% to 3,024,971, a third straight gain, while the peso slid to 1,514 per dollar...
August 27, 2026
Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso — August 27, 2026
Mexico Markets: the IPC slipped 0.15% to 66,191 as Banxico raised its 2026 growth forecast to 1.5%; the peso eased...
August 27, 2026
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa & the Real — August 27, 2026
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa closed flat at 174,586 (+0.01%), a sixth straight gain, while the dollar rose 0.22% to R$5.151 after...
August 27, 2026