Oil Slides as Iran-Oman Talks Fuel Hopes of Strait of Hormuz Reopening
Oil fell again on 26 August 2026 as Iran-Oman talks raised hopes of reopening the Strait of Hormuz. What the...
August 26, 2026Section
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Chile GDP Flat in Second Quarter, Joint-Weakest in the OECD
Chile posted zero growth in Q2 2026, the joint-weakest in the OECD, as President Kast launched a commission to cut...
August 26, 2026
Bolivia Swears In New Economy Minister as YPFB Owes US$1.056bn to Traders
Bolivia named Christian Morales Burgos economy minister as officials revealed state oil firm YPFB owes US$1.056 billion to traders Trafigura...
August 26, 2026
Colombia Court Upholds Pension Reform but Returns Nine Articles
Colombia's Constitutional Court upheld most of Petro's pension reform but sent nine articles back to Congress over procedural defects.
August 26, 2026
Rodríguez Says Venezuela Exchange Rate Gap Fell to 12.3 Percent
Delcy Rodríguez said oil output topped 1.23 million barrels per day and the gap between official and parallel exchange rates...
August 25, 2026
Brazil Police Raid Municipal Offices in Banco Master Pension Probe
Federal Police served six warrants in Campo Grande over municipal pension money placed in liquidated Banco Master, part of a...
August 25, 2026
Ex-Prosecutor Accuses Fiscal Camargo of Order to Drop Petro Charge
Ex-prosecutor Marcela Laborde alleges Fiscal General Luz Adriana Camargo ordered her to drop the money-laundering charge against Nicolás Petro.
August 25, 2026
Bolivia Ends Diesel Subsidy for Large Consumers as YPFB Admits Crisis
Bolivia ended its diesel subsidy for large consumers as YPFB admitted a structural crisis, and President Paz launched a US$92.7...
August 25, 2026
BTG Pactual Gets Green Light to Trade Natural Gas in Colombia
BTG Pactual confirmed authorization to trade natural gas in Colombia, as Minerva made the first direct Colombian beef tallow shipment...
August 25, 2026